Stock Market Update
20-Aug-26 15:35 ET
Crude oil settles firmly higher
Dow -665.22
at 52797.83,
Nasdaq -243.84
at 26108.28,
S&P -56.84
at 7651.14
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.8%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.9%), and DJIA (-1.3%) are tracking for a firmly lower finish.
Crude oil futures settled today's session $2.47 higher (+2.9%) at $88.15 per barrel, adding to the more hostile backdrop for equities today. Crude is now up over 5% week-to-date heading into Friday's action.
