The market closed broadly lower: 705 of 981 stocks fell against 248 that rose and 28 that finished flat — more than two decliners for every advancer. Weighted by market capitalisation the set moved -0.9%, and the median stock fell 1.1%.
64 stocks moved more than 5% — 6 up, 58 down — and 0 of those cleared 10%. 14 names closed at a fresh twelve-month high and 29 at a twelve-month low. Total turnover across the set came to $550.3bn.
Moderna led the session at +9.9%, closing on $154.27, ahead of Edison International at +8.9% on $58.80, Duolingo at +7.0% on $158.77. The other end belonged to SharkNinja at -9.1% on $174.92, Fastly at -8.9% on $20.77, Credo Technology Group Holding at -8.6% on $206.63.
By sector, strongest to weakest: Energy +1.6%, Utilities +0.9%, Healthcare +0.5%, Real Estate -0.2%, Communication -0.8%, Financials -1.1%, Consumer -1.2%, Technology -1.2%, Industrials -1.4%, Materials -1.8%. The spread between the best and the worst reading came to 3.4 points, with 46 companies in Energy and 52 in Materials.
3 of the 10 sectors finished higher, covering 207 of the companies here; the 7 that fell hold 774. Energy and Materials pulled hardest in opposite directions.
Money concentrated in Micron Technology ($25.9bn), Nvidia ($23.9bn), Sandisk ($18.0bn) — together 12.3% of everything traded across 981 companies.
Against their own thirty-day averages, turnover stood out in Edison International (5.9×), Sunbelt Rentals (4.8×), PG&E (4.4×).
Reporting next session: Agilent Technologies, Abercrombie & Fitch, Bath & Body Works, Salesforce, CrowdStrike Holdings. None of them had reported as of this close, so nothing above reflects their figures.
All figures are daily closing bars for the 981 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 September 1, 2026. It contains no forecasts and no investment advice — only what the numbers say. Do your own research.