Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. As the S&P 500 index climbs to a new record, here’s what CNBC TV producers were watching and what they’ll be watching next session. The S&P 500 index hit a new all-time high on Tuesday. The S&P 500 will rise 1.94% in 2026. The tech sector rose 1.4% on Tuesday, lifting the broader market index. The best-performing sector so far this year has been energy, up 11%. So far in 2026, all sectors except financials have been positive. The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index also hit a new record on Tuesday. In 2026, it will rise by about 4%. The Russell 2000 is up 7.5% year to date in 2026. It is up 2.5% from last week’s high. .SPX YTD Mountain 2026 S&P 500 AT&T Reports Before the Bell The Squawk Box team of Becky Quick, Andrew Ross Sorkin, and Joe Kernen captures the numbers, analysis, and immediate stock price reaction after earnings reports are released. AT&T stock has fallen about 10% over the past three months. The stock is down 23% from its September 15 high. AT&T pays a dividend of 28 cents per share. The stock’s current dividend yield is 4.83%. Elevance Health’s stock price fell sharply on Tuesday, along with other stocks in the sector. The decline comes after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed keeping premium rates for Medicare Advantage insurers roughly flat in 2027. Elevance fell 14%. The stock price has fallen nearly 6% in the past three months. The stock is currently down 30% from its April high. ELV Over the Past 3 Months 3M Mountain Elevance Health On Tuesday, other major health care stocks, UnitedHealth, also fell nearly 20% on the same Medicare news. The stock is currently down 53% from its April high. Humana fell 21% on Tuesday. The stock is down 34% from its high in early September. CVS Health fell 14% on Tuesday. The stock is down 15% from its October 29 high. Watch for some big tech gains after the bell on Wednesday. Metaplatform has fallen 10% in the past three months. The stock is down 15% from its August high. As Jim Cramer said last night, keep an eye on what the company says about capital spending, including spending on future artificial intelligence capabilities. IBM has fallen 6% over the past three months. The stock is down 9.5% from its November high. Microsoft has fallen nearly 10% in the past three months. The stock is down 13% from its July high. Tesla has fallen 5% in three months. The stock is down 13% from its December 22 high, but is up 36% in six months. TSLA 6 Million Mountain South Korea’s Tesla Stocks Over the Past 6 Months The iShares MSCI Korea ETF (EWY) hit a new high on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on some of the country’s major exports to up to 25%. He said this was due to delays in approving the US-Korea trade deal by the country’s parliament. EWY rose 4.6% on Tuesday, partly due to optimism in the Korean chip market. The EWY ETF is up 28% in the last month and about 125% in a year.
