Markets: 2026-09-29 Close

A sourced recap of the previous completed U.S. trading session. Closing moves are not real-time quotes.

What moved

- **S&P 500 (SPX)**: -0.17%, closed at 7,670.84 - **Nasdaq Composite (COMP)**: -0.09%, closed at 26,797.54 - **Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)**: -0.26%, closed at 51,349.92 - **Russell 2000 (RUT)**: -0.35%, closed at 2,807.92

Sector leaders and laggards

- Leaders: Utilities +1.14% - Laggards: Energy -0.89%

Evidence behind the moves

Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) -26.52%

TransUnion said it would extend its 99-cent VantageScore 4.0 mortgage-origination pricing through 2028, sharpening concerns about competition with FICO scores. FHFA had expanded VantageScore availability to approved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lenders earlier in September. An unusually steep repricing of a large credit-scoring business following a concrete competitor-pricing announcement.

Sources: September 29 closing move and share volume · Competitor announcement · Regulatory background

Carnival Corporation (CCL) +13.41%

Carnival reported record third-quarter revenue and net income, stronger-than-guided operating performance, and record booked occupancy and pricing for 2027. The earnings release offered a direct test of cruise demand and bookings despite higher fuel costs.

Sources: September 29 closing move and share volume · Company earnings release · Closing market-cap cross-check

uniQure N.V. (QURE) -37.33%

The company released four-year data for its Huntington’s disease gene therapy. Its high-dose group showed slower progression against an external control, but the 48-month comparison on a key composite measure did not reach statistical significance. A large, liquid biotech selloff despite the company’s positive characterization of parts of the data; the statistical and regulatory implications warrant close reading.

Sources: September 29 closing move and share volume · Company clinical-data release · September 29 market cap

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. (IOVA) +31.48%

Iovance raised its 2026 revenue guidance to $410 million–$420 million from $350 million–$370 million, citing U.S. demand for Amtagvi and Proleukin. A substantial commercial-sales forecast increase accompanied a greater-than-30% move on heavy volume.

Sources: September 29 closing move and share volume · Company guidance release · September 29 market cap

CarMax, Inc. (KMX) +4.74%

CarMax reported fiscal second-quarter revenue growth of 19.5%, comparable used-car unit-sales growth of 13%, and diluted earnings of $1.16 a share. It also announced plans to resume repurchases. The results offer a timely read on used-car demand, pricing actions and consumer spending.

Sources: September 29 closing move and share volume · Company earnings release · Closing-move and catalyst corroboration

Oracle Corporation (ORCL) +3.91%

Reuters reported that OpenAI’s annualized revenue was nearing $70 billion and identified Oracle, a major OpenAI computing-infrastructure partner, among the shares rising on the news. The OpenAI figure was attributed to an unnamed source, not a company filing. The reaction links an AI customer’s reported revenue trajectory to expectations for a major cloud provider’s computing demand.

Sources: September 29 closing move and share volume · Reported news and Oracle read-through · Original revenue reporting

Bloom Energy Corporation (BE) +10.80%

The shares rebounded amid analyst attention to demand for on-site data-center power. Jefferies raised its price target while retaining a Hold rating; Bloom’s previously announced Oracle deployment remains background, not a newly verified September 29 agreement. A large-dollar-volume move in a company closely watched for AI data-center power demand.

Sources: September 29 closing move and share volume · Reported analyst action · Earlier company partnership announcement

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) +7.45%

Carnival’s same-day report of record bookings and earnings provided a favorable read-through for cruise operators. This is an industry inference, not a Royal Caribbean company announcement. A substantial peer move suggests investors viewed Carnival’s booking data as relevant beyond one operator.

Sources: September 29 closing move and share volume · Primary source for peer read-through · Closing-move corroboration

What remains uncertain

The cited announcements establish events and reported explanations, not the fraction of each price move caused by them. Unconfirmed catalysts remain hypotheses. Closing figures describe this session only.

What to watch next

Check subsequent company filings and results against the claims above, and whether the next sessions sustain or reverse these moves. A follow-up headline alone does not confirm the original explanation.

Stock spotlight

Today’s detailed follow-up focuses on **Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO)**, the strongest verified editorial candidate from this slate.

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