Stock Market Update
20-Aug-25 11:55 ET
Major averages modestly improved
Dow -50.22
at 44872.05,
Nasdaq -273.67
at 21039.90,
S&P -43.54
at 6367.83
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.5%), DJIA (flat), and Nasdaq Composite (-1.0%) have modestly but steadily improved from session lows around 11:00 ET.
The information technology sector (-1.3%) holds a more modest loss after being down over 2.0% earlier in the session.
Within the sector, NVIDIA (NVDA 172.94, -2.70, -1.54%) has made a notable intraday move of nearly 2.0% after being down 3.5% at session lows.
Elsewhere, Palo Alto Networks (PANW 185.67, +4.11, +2.26%) sits just below its 200-day moving average (187.37) with continued gains after reporting a solid earnings beat and upside guidance yesterday.
