The market closed broadly lower: 647 of 982 stocks fell against 306 that rose and 29 that finished flat — more than two decliners for every advancer. Weighted by market capitalisation the set moved -0.3%, and the median stock fell 0.6%.
25 stocks moved more than 5% — 13 up, 12 down — and 2 of those cleared 10%. 17 names closed at a fresh twelve-month high and 21 at a twelve-month low. Total turnover across the set came to $658.3bn.
Circle Internet led the session at +9.7%, closing on $95.55, ahead of Roblox at +7.2% on $41.29, X-Energy at +7.1% on $18.45. The other end belonged to Edison International at -23.1% on $53.98, PG&E at -20.1% on $13.27, Aon at -9.5% on $321.52.
By sector, strongest to weakest: Energy +1.9%, Technology +0.2%, Healthcare -0.4%, Consumer -0.5%, Financials -0.6%, Materials -0.8%, Real Estate -0.8%, Communication -0.9%, Industrials -1.0%, Utilities -1.2%. The spread between the best and the worst reading came to 3.2 points, with 46 companies in Energy and 34 in Utilities.
2 of the 10 sectors finished higher, covering 202 of the companies here; the 8 that fell hold 780. The decline reached almost every corner of the market rather than one sector alone.
Money concentrated in Sandisk ($36.6bn), Nvidia ($27.5bn), Tesla ($22.7bn) — together 13.2% of everything traded across 982 companies.
Against their own thirty-day averages, turnover stood out in Sunbelt Rentals (11.4×), Trimble (9.5×), Avery Dennison (9.0×).
Reporting next session: Dick's Sporting Goods, HEICO, Intuit, Semtech, Zoom Communications. 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 31, 2026. It contains no forecasts and no investment advice — only what the numbers say. Do your own research.