Nasdaq 100 leads the indices, +1.8% – August 4, 2026

At the close on August 4, 2026, 16 of 16 benchmark indices closed higher. Nasdaq 100 led at +1.76 %, while MSCI China trailed at +0.18 %. The major equity indices moved +1.0 % on average.

Indices on the day

Indices on the day

Index	Day	2026	1J	52W
DAX	+1.27 %	+1.4 %	+6.0 %
MSCI World	+1.22 %	+10.4 %	+20.1 %
S&P 500	+1.42 %	+10.9 %	+20.0 %
Nasdaq 100	+1.76 %	+14.2 %	+24.1 %
Dow Jones	+1.32 %	+9.8 %	+20.2 %
Russell 2000	+1.72 %	+19.1 %	+34.8 %
Euro STOXX 50	+1.00 %	+7.8 %	+21.7 %
MSCI ACWI	+0.97 %	+10.8 %	+21.3 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–	–
MSCI China	+0.18 %	-10.2 %	-2.7 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+0.36 %	+14.4 %	+32.1 %
MSCI EM IMI	+0.64 %	+13.2 %	+29.0 %
MSCI EMU	+0.95 %	+8.0 %	+20.6 %
MSCI Europe	+0.38 %	+7.5 %	+19.4 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+0.56 %	+14.2 %	+23.4 %
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	+0.42 %	+9.3 %	+19.9 %
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	+1.53 %	+23.4 %	+35.8 %
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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