Market Close Aug 26 2026: S&P 500 Rises on Nvidia Eve
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · 4:30 PM ET · MTC Market Close This was a coiled session, not a conviction session. All three majors drifted higher for a third straight up day, but the green was a holding pattern, not a statement. The S&P 500 added 0.30% to close at 7,677.24, the Dow rose 160.24 […]
Market Close Aug 20 2026: S&P 500 Falls, Walmart Sinks 9%
Market close Aug 20, 2026: the S&P 500 fell 0.87% to 7,641 as the Treasury yield relief faded, Walmart sank 9% on a rare sales miss, and oil jumped on Iran.
Market Close Aug 13 2026: S&P 500 Taps 7,800 as PPI Cools
Market close Aug 13, 2026: the S&P 500 hit a record and touched 7,800 for the first time as July PPI came in flat and oil fell nearly 3%, but couldn’t hold the line.
Market Close Aug 12 2026: S&P 500 Hits Record as CPI Cools
July CPI landed in line at 3.4% and the S&P 500 broke a two-day freeze to close at a fresh record near 7,783, led by an AI-earnings surge. Here’s what drove the day and the one level that frames tomorrow.
Market Close Aug 11 2026: Stocks Drift, Oil Rips Before CPI
Market close Aug 11, 2026: the S&P 500 slipped to 7,728 as oil topped $83 and gold hit $4,400 — a market frozen one day before Wednesday’s July CPI.
Market Close Aug 10 2026: Oil Spike Stalls S&P at 7,750
The record run stalled and oil did it. A Hormuz flare-up sent WTI up 3.4% to $80.84, pushed the 10-year to 4.69%, and dragged tech, but the S&P held 7,750 to the point ahead of Wednesday’s CPI.
Market Close Aug 7 2026: S&P Hits Record on Jobs Miss
Market close Aug 7, 2026: the S&P 500 hit a record 7,757 and the Nasdaq jumped 1.3% after July payrolls lost 23,000 jobs — a weak-jobs, Fed-on-hold rally.
Market Close Aug 6 2026: Dow Snaps Streak, S&P Holds 7,700
Thursday, August 6, 2026 · 4:30 PM ET · MTC Market Close The record run finally exhaled. The Dow snapped its historic win streak, falling 464.02 points to 53,885.10 as the S&P 500 eased 0.18% to 7,709.96 and the Nasdaq slipped 0.06% to 26,348.35 — a quiet headline hiding a loud rotation underneath. Software was […]
Market Close July 30 2026: Nasdaq Soars 2.8% as Microsoft Rips
Thursday, July 30, 2026 · 4:30 PM ET · MTC Market Close The bounce showed up big, and the bond market refused to sign off on it. Stocks roared back from Wednesday’s Fed-driven rout: the Nasdaq soared 2.8% to 25,122.18, the S&P 500 rose 1.7% to 7,437.63 — reclaiming the 7,400 line it lost yesterday […]
Market Close July 24 2026: S&P Holds 7,400 as Chips Slide
Market close July 24, 2026: the S&P held 7,400 at 7,411.98 as Apple ripped 3.55% and oil plunged, but a 4.4% chip selloff pulled the Nasdaq lower.
