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Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks

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Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks

Today, Oct. 29, 2026, investors weighed financing risks as the semiconductor maker pursued an optics supplier deal to bolster its AI infrastructure strategy.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF+1.3% 30d

    VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF+0.5% 30d

    iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ+2.3% 19d

    Invesco QQQ: it holds the big tech and AI names. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing+2.2% 30d

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • ASML ASML Holding N.V-6.4% 19d

    ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • NVDA Nvidia-1.8% 30d

    Nvidia (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “semiconductor” (semiconductors) in this story.

  • MSFT Microsoft+6.8% 30d

    Microsoft (prepackaged software): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

  • GOOGL Alphabet-6.3% 30d

    Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): big tech's AI spending and demand drive its shares. Linked by “ai” (AI and big tech) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
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SOXXNo price data for this ticker———————
QQQ-1.57%+0.81%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
TSMNo price data for this ticker———————
ASMLNo price data for this ticker———————
NVDANo price data for this ticker———————
MSFTNo price data for this ticker———————
GOOGLNo price data for this ticker———————

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.

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The price since 29 Oct 2026: Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)three days earlier+0.81%final price
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ)five days earlier-1.57%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • DIA Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust

    For “Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks,” 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 “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story

  • QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1

    In “Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks,” Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks.” Reason on file: iShares Russell 2000 ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story

  • RSP Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T

    In “Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks,” Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story

  • VTI Vanguard Index Fds

    In “Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks,” 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 “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story

Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is the company in “Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks,” the 29 Oct 2026 this story 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 “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story

Also listed, Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ): Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stock market” (the broad US market) in this story

The price range for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA), and the dates in the story

DIA traded between 504.92 and 522.62 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 515.65. IWM traded between 269.88 and 284.63 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 281.31. QQQ traded between 701.18 and 762.84 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 725.59.

A simple score for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)

40 out of 100

“Stock Market Today, Oct. 29: Marvell Falls on Lumentum Acquisition Talks” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.