Wall Street’s leadership changed hands over the past month. The technology and chip stocks that carried the market through most of 2026 lost ground, while healthcare, financials, real estate, utilities and consumer-focused stocks took over.
The scoreboard showed it in mid-October. Healthcare led gains among the S&P 500’s 11 sectors and hit a record high, financials rose 1%, real estate climbed 1.7% and utilities added 1.2%, while technology slipped 0.3%. The S&P 500 value index gained 0.9%...