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Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally

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Key takeaways

  • Media shares were a sea of green broadcast, cable and exhibition and from heavyweights from Comcast and Disney to Netflix and Skydance.
  • Exposed: DIA, QQQ, IWM, RSP, VTI
  • Market reaction: DIA +3.0% on the day (still updating); QQQ +1.1% on the day (still updating); VTI +1.8% on the day (still updating)

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Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally

Media shares were a sea of green broadcast, cable and exhibition and from heavyweights from Comcast and Disney to Netflix and Skydance.

Directly affected

  • CMCSA Comcast-8.4% 12d

    Named in this report.

  • DIS Walt Disney+10.4% 30d

    Named in this report.

  • NFLX Netflix-11.2% 30d

    Named in this report.

  • SKYD Skydance

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF+0.1% 30d

    SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ-9.8% 30d

    Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story.

  • XLC Communication Services Select Sector SPDR-1.2% 14d

    Communication Services Select Sector SPDR holds the communications sector that Comcast belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.

  • ROKU Roku+4.4% 30d

    Roku is a peer of Comcast in cable and other pay television services; rivals often move on the same news.

  • CHTR Charter Communications-7.7% 30d

    Charter Communications is a peer of Comcast in cable and other pay television services; rivals often move on the same news.

  • LBTYA Liberty Global-24.8% 18d

    Liberty Global is a peer of Comcast in cable and other pay television services; rivals often move on the same news.

  • ADEA Adeia

    Adeia is a peer of Comcast in cable and other pay television services; rivals often move on the same news.

  • RCI Rogers Communications

    Rogers Communications is a peer of Comcast in cable and other pay television services; rivals often move on the same news.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CMCSA-8.89%-1.88%base+3.84%after closeafter closeafter close
DIS-4.54%-2.85%base+4.09%after closeafter closeafter close
NFLX-2.18%-2.04%base+4.31%after closeafter closeafter close
SKYD-3.71%-1.73%base+4.33%after closeafter closeafter close
DIA+1.47%-0.00%base+3.03%after closeafter closeafter close
QQQ+5.88%+0.76%base+1.12%after closeafter closeafter close
XLC+1.70%-1.53%base+3.30%after closeafter closeafter close
ROKU-3.08%-3.17%base+1.42%after closeafter closeafter close
CHTR-7.37%-2.02%base+5.19%after closeafter closeafter close
LBTYA-10.21%-8.69%base+10.39%after closeafter closeafter close
ADEA+27.78%+20.51%base-3.12%after closeafter closeafter close
RCI-6.29%-2.38%base+3.14%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally Deadline

Source: Deadline

Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) since “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally,” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
ADEAthat day-3.12%still updating
ADEAthree days earlier+20.51%final price
ADEAfive days earlier+27.78%final price
CHTRthat day+5.19%still updating
CHTRthree days earlier-2.02%final price
CHTRfive days earlier-7.37%final price
CMCSAthat day+3.84%still updating
CMCSAthree days earlier-1.88%final price
CMCSAfive days earlier-8.89%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)that day+3.03%still updating
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)three days earlier-0.00%final price
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)five days earlier+1.47%final price
DISthat day+4.09%still updating
DISthree days earlier-2.85%final price
DISfive days earlier-4.54%final price
LBTYAthat day+10.39%still updating
LBTYAthree days earlier-8.69%final price
LBTYAfive days earlier-10.21%final price
NFLXthat day+4.31%still updating
NFLXthree days earlier-2.04%final price
NFLXfive days earlier-2.18%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)that day+1.12%still updating
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier+0.76%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier+5.88%final price
RCIthat day+3.14%still updating
RCIthree days earlier-2.38%final price
RCIfive days earlier-6.29%final price
ROKUthat day+1.42%still updating
ROKUthree days earlier-3.17%final price
ROKUfive days earlier-3.08%final price
SKYDthat day+4.33%still updating
SKYDthree days earlier-1.73%final price
SKYDfive days earlier-3.71%final price
XLCthat day+3.30%still updating
XLCthree days earlier-1.53%final price
XLCfive days earlier+1.70%final price

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Who is named in “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally”

Companies carried with this story

  • DIA Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust

    In “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally,” Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally.” Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    For “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares Russell 2000 ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

  • RSP Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T

    Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally.” Reason on file: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

  • VTI Vanguard Index Fds

    For “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally,” Vanguard Index Fds (VTI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

How “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally” reaches Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

The 4 Nov 2026 story “Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally” names Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) because of this story.

The link for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is this: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is here too. Its reason reads: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story

Dates and price levels for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

DIA traded between 504.92 and 522.62 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 515.65. IWM traded between 269.88 and 285.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 279.20. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32.

What the saved facts support for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

40 out of 100Price not final

“Media Stocks, Markets Surge In Post-Election Rally” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies. The price is not final yet.