Stock Market Update
21-Sep-26 15:00 ET
Crude oil settles firmly lower
Dow +421.58
at 52104.22,
Nasdaq +590.33
at 27133.92,
S&P +122.32
at 7772.82
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+1.6%), Nasdaq Composite (+2.3%), and DJIA (+0.8%) remain firmly higher with just an hour left in today's session.
Crude oil futures settled today's session $4.47 lower (-4.5%) at $95.77 per barrel, contributing to the accommodative backdrop across equities today. The retreat has weighed on the energy sector (-1.7%), which is one of just three S&P 500 sectors in negative territory. Chevron (CVX 205.00, -4.50, -2.15%) is a Dow laggard, while Marathon Petroleum (MPC 412.28, -12.61, -2.97%) and Phillips 66 (PSX 265.14, -7.99, -2.93%) are among the worst-performing S&P 500 components.
Meanwhile, Meta Platforms (META 745.98, +80.75, +12.14%) continues to surge, extending its month-to-date gain for September past 30%.
