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LLY −4.0%: an unusually large move for this stock. ELI LILLY & Co moved 2.2 points less than its sector, on 0.4× its usual volume.

2026-10-08 · LLY

LLY −4.0%: an unusually large move for this stock

ELI LILLY & Co moved 2.2 points less than its sector, on 0.4× its usual volume.

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Thursday, October 8, 2026. LLY −4.0%: an unusually large move for this stock. ELI LILLY & Co moved 2.2 points less than its sector, on 0.4× its usual volume.

What the data shows for Lilly (Eli) (LLY): LLY −4.0% today. Its sector fund (XLV) −1.9% today. S&P 500 (SPY) −0.2% today.

Worked out from that data: 2.2 points less than its sector. Volume 0.4× its 20-day average. Bigger than 95% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading days.

Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “Which S&P500 stocks are gapping on Thursday?” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “PFE, LLY, MRK Stocks In Focus: Cantor Raises Price Targets On Pharma Behemoths, But Flags Growth Concerns For Pfizer” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). 144 filed (Filed around the move. Timing only).

About the company: Lilly (Eli) trades as LLY and is part of the S&P 500, in the Health Care sector (Pharmaceuticals), headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, founded in 1876.

This is one of CookieStocks’ daily stock stories about unusually large one-day price moves in S&P 500 stocks, measured against each stock’s own history, its sector and its usual volume. Stories are found automatically each trading day from market data and SEC filings, and every claim is labelled as observed, calculated or a possible contributor. Statistics only, not investment advice.

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Every claim on the graphic, labelled: observed (straight from the data), calculated (worked out from it), or possible contributor (lines up in time, not a confirmed cause).

  • OBSERVED
    LLY −4.0% todayOct 8, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
  • OBSERVED
    Its sector fund (XLV) −1.9% todayOct 8, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
  • CALCULATED
    2.2 points less than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 8, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
  • OBSERVED
    S&P 500 (SPY) −0.2% todayOct 8, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Volume 0.4× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 8, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Bigger than 95% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Oct 8, 2026, 11:05 AM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Which S&P500 stocks are gapping on Thursday?”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 8, 2026, 10:35 AM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “PFE, LLY, MRK Stocks In Focus: Cantor Raises Price Targets On Pharma Behemoths, But Flags Growth Concerns For Pfizer”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 8, 2026, 9:35 AM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    144 filedFiled around the move. Timing only. · Source: SEC EDGAR · Oct 7, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

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Statistics only, not investment advice. Past moves don’t predict future ones. Data as of Oct 8, 2026, 11:05 AM ET.