As of Tuesday, June 23, 2026 (4:00 PM ET close), the S&P 500 closed at 7,365.46, down -1.44% on the day versus Monday's 7,472.79 close, and -1.44% week-to-date (Monday June 22 was the week's first trading day; Friday June 19 was the Juneteenth holiday). The VIX jumped to 19.49 (+12.79% on the day). The session was a global-tech-led risk-off day: defensives led (XLU +0.78%, XLV +1.41%, XLP +1.87%, XLRE +1.41%) while technology sold off (XLK -4.14%) on an Asian semiconductor rout. Sector WTD: defensives positive (XLV +1.86%, XLRE +1.78%), tech lagging (XLK -3.79%). Thursday's Core PCE print is the week's binary test.