The week in markets: Russell 2000 lags the week (-1.4%) · August 24–28, 2026

The trading week of August 24–28, 2026 in review: 36 of 90 tracked assets (40 %) finished the week higher, with the major equity indices moving +0.0 % 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	+1.02 %	+4.2 %	+6.8 %
MSCI World	+0.17 %	+12.3 %	+18.4 %
S&P 500	+0.47 %	+12.6 %	+18.6 %
Nasdaq 100	+0.42 %	+16.8 %	+24.1 %
Dow Jones	+0.53 %	+10.6 %	+17.1 %
Russell 2000	-1.40 %	+18.9 %	+25.2 %
Euro STOXX 50	-0.56 %	+9.2 %	+18.6 %
MSCI ACWI	+0.17 %	+13.1 %	+20.0 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–
MSCI China	-0.77 %	-11.3 %	-8.6 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+0.03 %	+19.4 %	+34.0 %
MSCI EM IMI	+0.31 %	+18.6 %	+31.2 %
MSCI EMU	-0.91 %	+9.0 %	+17.7 %
MSCI Europe	-0.80 %	+8.8 %	+16.7 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+0.72 %	+17.9 %	+20.9 %
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	-0.48 %	+11.0 %	+17.1 %
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	+1.30 %	+28.7 %	+39.3 %
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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