Market Summary — Post market — 2026-03-20
- equity market closed sharply lower on Friday, March 20, 2026, capping a week of sustained downside pressure driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, rising energy prices, and a broader repricing of monetary policy expectations
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell 443.96 points (–0.96%) to 45,576.36; the S&P 500 declined 100.01 points (–1.51%) to 6,508.47—just barely holding above the 6,500 level; and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 443.08 points (–2.01%) to 21,647.62
- All three major averages plunged further beneath their 200-day moving averages, extending weekly losses of –5.2% (DJIA), –5.0% (S&P 500), and –6.9% (Nasdaq)