Stock Market Update
20-Aug-26 11:55 ET
Near session lows at midday
Dow -449.29
at 53013.76,
Nasdaq -232.59
at 26119.53,
S&P -30.22
at 7677.76
[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages continue to move lower at midday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that he will hold a press conference on Monday to discuss additional economic actions against Iran, which he described as potentially the "greatest coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world." Bessent also said Treasury buybacks could exceed the $4 billion amount announced yesterday.
