Stock Market Update
19-Aug-26 15:35 ET
Oil settles below earlier highs
Dow +140.27
at 53483.67,
Nasdaq +70.88
at 26381.62,
S&P +25.92
at 7717.68
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.4%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.3%), and DJIA (+0.3%) remain on track for a higher finish with just half an hour left in the session.
Axios reported that the U.S. military has established a shipping corridor to transport millions of barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, and crude oil futures settled today's session $0.80 higher (+0.9%) at $85.68 per barrel.
