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Wall Street Rotation Lifts S&P 500 as Healthcare Offsets AI Weakness

US equities ended higher as healthcare and materials offset continued weakness in AI-linked technology shares after a volatile global session.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read
A street light brightens a Wall Street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in New York. Stocks are off to a mostly higher start on Wall Street, Tuesday, Oct. 25, as traders take in a big round of earnings reports from big U.S. companies. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

New York, 16 October 2026 – US equities ended higher on 15 October as investors rotated into healthcare and other sectors while artificial-intelligence shares remained under pressure. The S&P 500 gained 0.33% to 7,744.06, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.08% to 52,177.69 and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.08% to 26,713.03.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.