The market closed broadly lower: 649 of 984 stocks fell against 309 that rose and 26 that finished flat — more than two decliners for every advancer. Weighted by market capitalisation the set moved -0.4%, and the median stock fell 0.8%.
43 stocks moved more than 5% — 25 up, 18 down — and 3 of those cleared 10%. 28 names closed at a fresh twelve-month high and 5 at a twelve-month low. Total turnover across the set came to $595.6bn.
AXT led the session at +17.6%, closing on $95.97, ahead of Cerebras Systems at +15.1% on $251.98, Figure Technology Solutions at +13.8% on $35.76. The other end belonged to Wingstop at -8.2% on $115.72, Tenable at -7.9% on $35.29, Reddit at -7.6% on $164.50.
By sector, strongest to weakest: Energy +0.7%, Materials +0.5%, Industrials +0.1%, Healthcare -0.1%, Communication -0.3%, Technology -0.3%, Utilities -0.4%, Real Estate -0.9%, Financials -1.0%, Consumer -1.2%. The spread between the best and the worst reading came to 1.9 points, with 46 companies in Energy and 154 in Consumer.
3 of the 10 sectors finished higher, covering 299 of the companies here; the 7 that fell hold 685. Energy and Consumer pulled hardest in opposite directions.
Money concentrated in Micron Technology ($33.8bn), Sandisk ($32.2bn), Nvidia ($21.1bn) — together 14.6% of everything traded across 984 companies.
Against their own thirty-day averages, turnover stood out in Reddit (6.4×), Equity Residential (5.6×), Nike (3.0×).
Reporting next session: ARAMARK, Cardinal Health, CAVA, CoreWeave, Amcor plc Ordinary Shares. None of them had reported as of this close, so nothing above reflects their figures.
All figures are daily closing bars for the 984 companies in the set, measured against the previous close. The running session is never included.
This text was generated automatically from the closing data for August 17, 2026. It contains no forecasts and no investment advice — only what the numbers say. Do your own research.