The week in markets: MSCI Japan sets the tone for the week (+2.5%) · August 31 – September 4, 2026

The trading week of August 31 – September 4, 2026 in review: 67 of 94 tracked assets (71 %) finished the week higher, with the major equity indices moving +0.3 % 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	-1.78 %	+2.4 %	+6.0 %
MSCI World	+0.19 %	+12.5 %	+18.8 %
S&P 500	+0.11 %	+12.7 %	+18.7 %
Nasdaq 100	+0.35 %	+17.3 %	+25.0 %
Dow Jones	-0.18 %	+10.4 %	+16.9 %
Russell 2000	+0.09 %	+19.0 %	+25.1 %
Euro STOXX 50	-0.99 %	+8.1 %	+18.7 %
MSCI ACWI	+0.50 %	+13.6 %	+20.9 %
MSCI ACWI IMI	–	–	–
MSCI China	-0.58 %	-11.8 %	-8.9 %
MSCI Emerging Markets	+2.32 %	+22.2 %	+37.8 %
MSCI EM IMI	+2.24 %	+21.2 %	+34.8 %
MSCI EMU	-0.54 %	+8.4 %	+18.5 %
MSCI Europe	-0.26 %	+8.5 %	+17.3 %
MSCI Europe Small Cap	–	–	–
MSCI Japan	+2.51 %	+20.8 %	+24.8 %
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	+0.58 %	+11.7 %	+18.6 %
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	+0.86 %	+29.8 %	+42.6 %
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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