Stock Market Update
17-Aug-26 15:00 ET
Crude oil settles firmly higher
Dow -246.39
at 53486.02,
Nasdaq -65.29
at 26684.90,
S&P -30.45
at 7755.31
[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages continue to drift near their worst levels of the session as the market enters the final hour of today's action.
Crude oil futures settled today's session futures settled today's session $2.06 higher (+2.5%) at $84.46 per barrel. President Trump told reporters that he doesn't think Iran will agree to a deal that he thinks is necessary ahead of today's ceasefire expiration between the U.S. and Iran.The major averages continue to drift near their worst levels of the session as the market enters the final hour of today's action.
