The week in markets: S&P 500 Information Technology leads the week (+3.5%) · September 21–25, 2026

The week in markets: S&P 500 Information Technology leads the week (+3.5%) · September 21–25, 2026

The trading week of September 21–25, 2026 in review: 75 of 95 tracked assets (79 %) finished the week higher, with the major equity indices moving +1.0 % on average over the week. This part focuses on equities and benchmark indices; crypto, commodities and FX follow on Sunday.

Weekly barometer

Weekly breadth75 / 95 up
Equity indices +1.0 %
Crypto +18.0 %
Precious metals -2.7 %
Commodities +8.0 %

Weekly change = weekend close versus roughly five trading days earlier.

Indices over the week

Indices over the week
IndexWeek20261J
Germany DAX+0.07 %-1.3 %+3.0 %
World MSCI World+0.95 %+12.4 %+16.4 %
United States S&P 500+1.27 %+13.1 %+17.2 %
United States Nasdaq 100+3.19 %+21.2 %+25.4 %
United States Dow Jones+0.31 %+7.7 %+12.6 %
United States Russell 2000-0.75 %+14.5 %+17.8 %
Europa Euro STOXX 50+0.69 %+6.6 %+13.2 %
World MSCI ACWI+1.10 %+13.8 %+17.9 %
World MSCI ACWI IMI–––
China MSCI China-0.85 %-12.4 %-18.7 %
World MSCI Emerging Markets+1.42 %+24.3 %+28.7 %
World MSCI EM IMI+1.09 %+22.8 %+26.3 %
Europa MSCI EMU+0.81 %+7.2 %+13.5 %
Europa MSCI Europe+0.48 %+6.0 %+13.4 %
Europa MSCI Europe Small Cap–––
Japan MSCI Japan+0.96 %+21.3 %+21.7 %
United States MSCI USA–––
United States MSCI USA Communication Services–––
United States MSCI USA Consumer Discretionary–––
United States MSCI USA Consumer Staples–––
United States MSCI USA Financials–––
United States MSCI USA Health Care–––
United States MSCI USA Information Technology–––
World MSCI World Communication Services–––
World MSCI World Consumer Discretionary–––
World MSCI World Consumer Staples–––
World MSCI World Energy–––
World MSCI World ex USA+0.56 %+9.9 %+14.8 %
World MSCI World Financials–––
World MSCI World Health Care–––
World MSCI World IMI–––
World MSCI World Industrials–––
World MSCI World Information Technology–––
World MSCI World Materials–––
World MSCI World Minimum Volatility–––
World MSCI World Momentum–––
World MSCI World Quality–––
World MSCI World Small Cap–––
World MSCI World SRI–––
World MSCI World Utilities–––
World MSCI World Value–––
United States S&P 500 Information Technology+3.52 %+36.3 %+41.2 %
Europa STOXX Europe 600–––
Japan Nikkei 225+2.06 %+32.4 %+46.5 %
World MSCI EM SRI–––
World S&P Emerging Markets Dividend Aristocrats–––
World S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats–––

Stocks: weekly gainers & losers

Gainers

Stock weekly gainers
NamePriceChange
GRAIL, Inc. GRAL$126.89+58.71 %
Alamos Gold Inc. AGI$34.5+37.18 %
Moderna Inc. MRNA$198.88+29.11 %
Everpure, Inc. P$126+20.99 %
Astera Labs Inc. ALAB$364.62+20.24 %
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. CRDO$210.97+19.94 %
Datadog Inc. Class A DDOG$268.13+16.62 %
IonQ, Inc. IONQ$45.48+16.23 %

Losers

Stock weekly losers
NamePriceChange
Gen Digital Inc. GEN$21.62-25.47 %
Banzai International, Inc. PARA$0.7-24.71 %
Cable One, Inc. CABO$14.65-15.66 %
Nektar Therapeutics NKTR$57.06-14.96 %
MGM Resorts International MGM$32.58-13.83 %
Abivax SA ABVX$91.06-13.31 %
Paychex Inc. PAYX$101.37-12.72 %
Gildan Activewear Inc. GIL$40.98-12.57 %

From the US stocks Alysly charts. Weekly swings in single names can be far larger than those of the indices.

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