The session closed without a clear winner: 506 of 982 stocks higher, 449 lower and 27 flat, a ratio of 1.13 to one. Weighted by market capitalisation the whole set moved -0.0%, while the median stock rose 0.1% — the two point different ways, so the largest companies carried the reading against the crowd.
35 stocks moved more than 5% — 16 up, 19 down — and 4 of those cleared 10%. 21 names closed at a fresh twelve-month high and 5 at a twelve-month low. Total turnover across the set came to $510.9bn.
Abercrombie & Fitch led the session at +35.7%, closing on $147.75, ahead of SolarEdge Technologies at +10.7% on $33.08, Semtech at +10.4% on $140.80. The other end belonged to Dycom Industries at -11.6% on $310.91, Figure Technology Solutions at -9.9% on $37.08, D-Wave Quantum at -9.5% on $17.51.
By sector, strongest to weakest: Industrials +1.0%, Utilities +0.4%, Energy +0.4%, Technology +0.2%, Financials -0.1%, Communication -0.2%, Consumer -0.6%, Real Estate -0.6%, Healthcare -0.9%, Materials -1.0%. The spread between the best and the worst reading came to 2.0 points, with 201 companies in Industrials and 52 in Materials.
4 of the 10 sectors finished higher, covering 437 of the companies here; the 6 that fell hold 545. Industrials and Materials pulled hardest in opposite directions.
Money concentrated in Nvidia ($37.7bn), Meta Platforms ($18.1bn), Micron Technology ($17.6bn) — together 14.4% of everything traded across 982 companies.
Against their own thirty-day averages, turnover stood out in Abercrombie & Fitch (16.7×), Dycom Industries (6.0×), Dick's Sporting Goods (5.1×).
Reporting next session: Deere, Walmart, BJs Wholesale Club Holdings, Dick's Sporting Goods, Abercrombie & Fitch. None of them had reported as of this close, so nothing above reflects their figures.
All figures are daily closing bars for the 982 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 26, 2026. It contains no forecasts and no investment advice — only what the numbers say. Do your own research.