S&P 500 Informationstechnologie tops the major indices at +3.2% – August 27, 2026

Looking back at August 27, 2026, the markets tracked by Alysly showed clear risk-on appetite: 57 of 91 monitored assets (63 %) closed higher. The day's biggest swing came from the crypto asset TAO at +8.3 %. The major equity indices moved +0.4 % on average, as digital assets averaged +2.9 %.

The key points at a glance

Breadth: 57 of 91 assets higher (63 %) – clear risk-on appetite.
Biggest daily move: TAO at +8.3 %.
Indices: 11 of 16 higher – strongest S&P 500 Informationstechnologie (+3.16 %), weakest MSCI EMU (-0.50 %).
Asset classes: leading crypto (+2.9 %), lagging commodities (-2.1 %).
Crypto: top gainer MOVR (+40.3 %), top loser ONG (-47.5 %).
Correlation: EUR/USD ↔ Gold at +0.60 (strongly positively correlated).
Real assets: top hammer price Porsche 911 Turbo (930) — 1975–1989 at $258,000 (Classic cars).

Market barometer

Market breadth57 / 91 up

Equity indices +0.4 %

Crypto +2.9 %

Precious metals -0.9 %

Commodities -2.1 %

Breadth = share of all tracked instruments (indices, liquid crypto, commodities, forex) with a positive daily change. Bars scale with the magnitude of each asset class's average daily return.

In focus: TAO

At +8.3 %, TAO was the day's most notable single move. The chart shows its trajectory over the selected range:

Indices on the day

Indices on the day
Index	Day	2026	1J	52W
DAX	+0.33 %	+4.0 %	+7.4 %
MSCI World	+0.46 %	+12.6 %	+19.1 %
S&P 500	+0.66 %	+12.9 %	+19.2 %
Nasdaq 100	+1.37 %	+17.6 %	+25.7 %
Dow Jones	+0.19 %	+10.7 %	+17.4 %
Russell 2000	+0.29 %	+20.5 %	+27.1 %
Euro STOXX 50	-0.46 %	+9.1 %	+19.2 %
MSCI ACWI	+0.39 %	+13.4 %	+20.8 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	-0.36 %	-11.8 %	-8.5 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+0.66 %	+20.2 %	+35.5 %
MSCI EM IMI	+0.70 %	+19.4 %	+32.6 %
MSCI EMU	-0.50 %	+9.3 %	+18.5 %
MSCI Europe	-0.45 %	+9.1 %	+17.3 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+0.43 %	+17.8 %	+21.9 %
MSCI USA	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Kommunikationsdienste	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Zyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Finanzwesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Gesundheitswesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI USA Informationstechnologie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Kommunikationsdienste	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Zyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Energie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World ex USA	-0.23 %	+11.3 %	+17.8 %
MSCI World Finanzwesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Gesundheitswesen	–	–	–	–
MSCI World IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Industrie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Informationstechnologie	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Materialien	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Minimum Volatility	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Momentum	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Quality	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI World SRI	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Versorger	–	–	–	–
MSCI World Value	–	–	–	–
S&P 500 Informationstechnologie	+3.16 %	+30.7 %	+42.6 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–	–

Of the 16 benchmark indices tracked, 11 closed higher – so the majority advanced. S&P 500 Informationstechnologie led the field at +3.16 %, while MSCI EMU trailed at -0.50 %. The “52W” column shows where each index sits within its yearly range – a marker far to the right means it is trading close to its 52-week high.

Crypto: daily gainers & losers

From the 50 largest crypto assets by trading volume – illiquid micro-caps excluded.

Gainers

Crypto daily gainers
Name	Price	Change
MOVR MOVR	$0.985	+40.31 %
HEMI HEMI	$0.01051	+35.44 %
BMT BMT	$0.02704	+26.24 %
BEAMX BEAMX	$0.001804	+23.90 %
ENA ENA	$0.1701	+15.32 %
PROM PROM	$4.833	+12.92 %

Losers

Crypto daily losers
Name	Price	Change
ONG ONG	$0.12539	-47.45 %
TUT TUT	$0.04855	-3.44 %
MITO MITO	$0.02707	-3.39 %
JTO JTO	$0.5205	-3.23 %
FET FET	$0.1643	-2.55 %
PYTH PYTH	$0.04906	-1.70 %

The crypto market's daily mean was +2.9 %. Leading the pack was MOVR at +40.3 %, with ONG trailing at -47.5 %. Crypto remains the most volatile asset class covered here – daily swings of this magnitude are normal and say little about the long-term trend.

Commodities & precious metals

Precious metals averaged -0.9 %, energy and industrial commodities -2.1 %. Both groups declined. Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers.

Commodities & precious metals
Name	Price	Change
Gold	4694.5	-0.07 %
Silver	68.682	+0.13 %
Platinum	1861.5	-1.47 %
Palladium	1333.2	-2.21 %
WTI crude	85.01	-2.35 %
Brent crude	90.54	-2.30 %
Gasoline	2.9688	-2.56 %
Heating oil	4.1734	-4.82 %
Copper	6.714	+1.65 %

Foreign exchange (Forex)

The key pair EUR/USD moved -0.16 % – the US dollar firmed against the euro, showing relative strength. A firmer dollar tends to weigh on commodities and emerging markets, a weaker one supports them. Prices are drawn from CME FX futures.

Foreign exchange (Forex)
Pair	Price	Change
EUR/USD	1.16745	-0.16 %
GBP/USD	1.3631	-0.15 %
USD/JPY	158.9319771137953	+0.11 %
AUD/USD	0.71455	-0.42 %
USD/CAD	1.3837000138370001	+0.65 %
USD/CHF	0.8007366777435241	+0.22 %

Real assets: new hammer prices

Between 20 August 2026 and today, 1 auction records were captured. Real assets have no continuous quote; a price only comes into being with the hammer.

New hammer prices per asset class
Asset class	Records	Median	Highest hammer price	Price
Classic cars	1	$258,000	Porsche 911 Turbo (930) — 1975–1989 26 Aug 2026	$258,000

Median = the middle hammer price among this window's records, not the value of a fixed position. It moves simply because different items come up for sale each week — precisely the composition effect the price index below avoids. Prices are hammer prices including the buyer's premium.

No lot changed hands in trading cards in this window – the most recent recorded sale is 10 days back (17 August 2026). With few, high-priced items such gaps are the norm, not a data outage. No lot changed hands in watches in this window – the most recent recorded sale is 75 days back (13 June 2026). With few, high-priced items such gaps are the norm, not a data outage.

The trading-card price index stands at 536.8, +251.0 % against a year ago (base 100 at the first quarter covered, as of 17 August 2026). It measures price changes of the same good rather than the median of a changing offer. Against the previous reading (29 June 2026) that is -2.9 % – a quarterly figure, not a daily one.

Residential property: an official index, not a hammer price

For residential property there are no individual sales to report: prices there are formed in statistics, not under the hammer. The latest available reading is 1 June 2026 – 87 days before this report, which reflects the publication lag of the sources rather than missing data. A new reading has landed since the previous report.

Residential property indices
Series	Level	Prior print	1 year
United States (Case-Shiller) 1 Jun 2026 new	336.7	+0.4 %	+1.7 %
Germany 31 Mar 2026	153.4	+0.3 %	+1.4 %
Euro area 31 Mar 2026	157.4	+0.9 %	+4.6 %

Data note 1

Cross-asset correlations

Over the past 90 trading days, EUR/USD and Gold were strongly positively correlated, with a correlation coefficient of +0.60. A value near +1 means they move together, near −1 they move opposite, near 0 there is no linear link. For portfolio diversification, low or negative correlations are valuable – they smooth out volatility.

Cross-asset correlations
Pair	r (90d)	−1 … +1
S&P 500 ↔ Bitcoin	+0.34
S&P 500 ↔ Gold	+0.43
Gold ↔ Crude oil (WTI)	-0.28
EUR/USD ↔ Gold	+0.60

Summary

On balance, August 27, 2026 was a day of clear risk-on appetite across the markets Alysly tracks: 57 of 91 assets closed higher. The headline came from TAO at +8.3 %. Across asset classes, crypto led (+2.9 %) while commodities lagged (-2.1 %). The correlation between EUR/USD and Gold was strongly positively correlated (+0.60) – a gauge of how much diversification benefit combining the two currently offers. Away from the capital markets, the top hammer price was Porsche 911 Turbo (930) — 1975–1989 at $258,000 – a price struck at a single table rather than on an exchange. For long-term investors, though, single trading days are noise: what matters is broad diversification across asset classes, regions and time – not any one day's move.