Stock Market Update
28-Aug-26 11:05 ET
Mega-caps widening gains
Dow +202.58
at 53772.02,
Nasdaq +142.33
at 26704.73,
S&P +36.64
at 7767.63
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.5%), Nasdaq Composite (+0.6%), and DJIA (+0.4%) are moving higher as non-semiconductor mega-cap stocks widen their gains for the day.
Strength in Apple (AAPL 321.92, +7.34, +2.33%) and Microsoft (MSFT 515.48, +10.42, +2.06%) has pushed the information technology sector (+0.3%) into positive territory, while Alphabet (GOOG 344.92, +7.21, +2.13%) and Amazon (AMZN 266.80, +10.54, +4.11%) lead the communication services (+2.3%) and consumer discretionary (+2.0%) sectors firmly higher.
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF is now up 0.8%.
