Stock Market Update
31-Aug-26 15:00 ET
Crude oil settles higher
Dow -337.33
at 53222.66,
Nasdaq -117.39
at 26306.08,
S&P -36.92
at 7674.84
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.5%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.5%), and DJIA (-0.7%) are in familiar territory as higher oil prices keep the broader market mostly lower with just an hour left in the session.
Crude oil futures settled today's session $2.45 higher (+2.9%) at $85.83 per barrel.
Axios reported that President Trump is considering limited strikes to prevent Iran from reconstituting its capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz
