S&P 500 tops the benchmarks at +0.7% – August 1, 2026

At the close on August 1, 2026, 5 of 6 benchmark indices closed higher. S&P 500 led at +0.72 %, while Russell 2000 trailed at -0.48 %. The major equity indices moved +0.3 % on average.

Indices on the day

Indices on the day
IndexDay20261J52W
Germany DAX+0.06 %+0.1 %+5.0 %
World MSCI World+0.19 %+9.0 %+18.9 %
United States S&P 500+0.72 %+9.3 %+18.2 %
United States Nasdaq 100+0.65 %+12.2 %+21.8 %
United States Dow Jones+0.54 %+8.4 %+18.8 %
United States Russell 2000-0.48 %+17.1 %+32.7 %
Europa Euro STOXX 50
World MSCI ACWI
World MSCI ACWI IMI
China MSCI China
World MSCI Emerging Markets
World MSCI EM IMI
Europa MSCI EMU
Europa MSCI Europe
Europa MSCI Europe Small Cap
Japan MSCI Japan
United States MSCI USA
United States MSCI USA Kommunikationsdienste
United States MSCI USA Zyklische Konsumgüter
United States MSCI USA Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter
United States MSCI USA Finanzwesen
United States MSCI USA Gesundheitswesen
United States MSCI USA Informationstechnologie
World MSCI World Kommunikationsdienste
World MSCI World Zyklische Konsumgüter
World MSCI World Nichtzyklische Konsumgüter
World MSCI World Energie
World MSCI World ex USA
World MSCI World Finanzwesen
World MSCI World Gesundheitswesen
World MSCI World IMI
World MSCI World Industrie
World MSCI World Informationstechnologie
World MSCI World Materialien
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 Versorger
World MSCI World Value
United States S&P 500 Informationstechnologie
Europa STOXX Europe 600

The “52W” column shows where each index sits within its yearly range – a marker to the right means it is near its 52-week high.

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