Stock Market Update
20-Aug-26 11:00 ET
Semiconductor stocks moving off their lows
Dow -281.29
at 53181.76,
Nasdaq -174.20
at 26177.92,
S&P -17.29
at 7690.69
[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages are off their worst levels of the session as technology stocks begin to lend some support.
The PHLX Semiconductor Index (+0.7%) now holds a decent gain after two consecutive sharply lower finishes. Memory names such as Seagate Tech (STX 860.98, +28.42, +3.41%) and electrical product names such as Lumentum (LITE 859.99, +32.39, +3.91%) , both of which have experienced elevated volatility this week, are now among the top-performing S&P 500 components.
