The week in markets: S&P 500 Informationstechnologie sets the tone for the week (+7.2%) · August 3–7, 2026

The trading week of August 3–7, 2026 in review: 65 of 84 tracked assets (77 %) finished the week higher, with the major equity indices moving +3.4 % on average over the week. This part focuses on equities and benchmark indices; crypto, commodities and FX follow on Sunday.

Weekly barometer

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

Indices over the week

Indices over the week

Index	Week	2026	1J
DAX	+2.86 %	+3.0 %	+5.0 %
MSCI World	+3.49 %	+12.8 %	+22.1 %
S&P 500	+3.51 %	+13.2 %	+22.3 %
Nasdaq 100	+5.09 %	+17.9 %	+27.0 %
Dow Jones	+2.92 %	+11.6 %	+22.7 %
Russell 2000	+3.56 %	+21.2 %	+37.2 %
Euro STOXX 50	+3.00 %	+9.9 %	+21.2 %
MSCI ACWI	+3.20 %	+13.3 %	+23.2 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–
MSCI China	+1.38 %	-9.1 %	-2.8 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+2.42 %	+16.7 %	+32.7 %
MSCI EM IMI	+3.07 %	+15.9 %	+30.1 %
MSCI EMU	+2.87 %	+10.1 %	+20.2 %
MSCI Europe	+2.22 %	+9.5 %	+19.7 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+4.88 %	+19.1 %	+26.5 %
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	+2.81 %	+11.9 %	+20.9 %
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	+7.20 %	+30.3 %	+42.8 %
STOXX Europe 600	–	–	–

Stocks: weekly gainers & losers

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

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