Market Summary — Post market — 2026-08-24
- Stocks finished mixed on Monday as a sharp retreat in semiconductor names weighed heavily on the technology-heavy averages while broad strength elsewhere allowed the DJIA to buck the negative trend
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 53,417.16, up 140.15 points (+0.26%), while the S&P 500 slipped to 7,652.86, down 21.51 points (-0.28%), and the Nasdaq Composite underperformed with a decline of 200.26 points (-0.76%) to 26,001.23
- Semiconductors were the central story, with the PHLX Semiconductor Index tumbling 2.7% and the Information Technology sector falling 1.6% to the bottom of the sector standings