US stock markets closed mixed on Monday, August 26. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell, with Nvidia dropping 2.25% ahead of a key earnings report, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up, buoyed by gains from Caterpillar and American Express.
In economic data, new orders for U.S. durable goods rose 9.9% in July, recovering from a revised 6.9% decline in the previous month.
Six of the S&P 500's 11 sectors fell, with information technology leading the decline.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.16% to close at 41,240.52, the S&P 500 lost 0.32% to close at 5,616.84 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.85% to close at 17,725.77.
Asian Markets Today
On Tuesday, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average closed 0.72% higher at 38,332.00, led by gains in shipbuilding, financial services and paper & pulp sectors. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.16% lower at 8,071.20, led by losses in IT, finance and industrial sectors. India's Nifty 50 rose 0.03% to close at 25,017.75 and the Nifty 500 gained 0.18% to 23,604.85. China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.24% to close at 2,848.73 and the Shenzhen CSI fell 0.57% to close at 3,305.33. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.43% to close at 17,874.67.
Eurozone 6am ET
The European STOXX 50 index rose 0.09%, Germany's DAX rose 0.16%, France's CAC rose 0.09%, and the UK's FTSE 100 rose 0.11%.
Items at 6am EST
WTI Crude Oil was down 0.75% to trade at $76.84 a barrel, Brent was down 0.62% to trade at $79.86 a barrel, Natural Gas was down 1.36% to $2.101, Gold was down 0.45% to trade at $2,543.60, Silver was down 0.38% to trade at $30.337 and Copper was up 0.08% to trade at $4.2835.
US Futures 6AM ET
Dow futures were down 0.01%, S&P 500 futures were up 0.07% and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.20%.
6am ET Forex
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% to 100.82, USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 144.78 and USD/AUD was down 0.16% to 1.4743.
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