Nasdaq fell 0.6%
The Nasdaq Composite closed at 26,370.89 on August 31, down 0.64% on the day, though it remained up 0.73% over the past week and 4.97% over the past month. Year to date the index has gained 13.46%.
The close left it 2.67% below its 52-week high of 27,093.9 and 26.82% above its 52-week low of 20,794.64. It held above both its 50-day average of 25,958.39 and its 200-day average of 24,315.54, although over three months it was off 2.23%.
On the August 31 session the S&P 500 fell 0.58% and the Dow dropped 0.72%, matching the Nasdaq's soft tone. Europe's most recent closes, dated August 27, were mixed — the DAX rose 0.31%, the FTSE 100 fell 0.79%, the CAC 40 dropped 1.68% and the Euro Stoxx 50 eased 0.71%. Asia's September 1 closes were also split: the Nikkei fell 0.38% and the KOSPI dropped 1.26%, while the Shanghai Composite rose 1.13%.
The day's headlines leaned cautious. NDTV Profit reported the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq slipping into the red as the US and Iran renewed tensions around the Hormuz strait. A separate report from indiagazette.com described Wall Street slipping on Monday with the Nasdaq Composite lower. Older items in the pack pointed to Nvidia-driven tech strength and index membership changes, including a report from Yahoo Finance that Apnimed joined the Nasdaq Composite.
The data shows a modest down session for the Nasdaq inside a still-positive medium-term trend — above its key averages and up double digits for the year. It does not establish a single cause; the available headlines mix geopolitics with company-specific items, none confirmed as the driver.
The numbers
- Level 26,370.89, -0.64% on the day (as of 2026-08-31)
- 1-week +0.73% · 1-month +4.97% · 3-month -2.23% · YTD +13.46%
- 52-week range 20,794.64 – 27,093.90, 2.7% below the high
- Trading above its 50-day average and above its 200-day average
Around the world (same session)
- S&P 500 -0.58%
- Dow -0.72%
- FTSE 100 -0.79%
- DAX +0.31%
- CAC 40 -1.68%
- Euro Stoxx 50 -0.71%
- Nikkei -0.38%
- Hang Seng -0.34%
- Shanghai +1.13%
- KOSPI -1.26%
- TAIEX +0.31%
- ASX 200 +0.14%
- Sensex -0.70%
- Nifty 50 -0.48%
Recent headlines
- US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Slip Into Red As US, Iran Renew Hormuz Tensions — NDTV Profit (11h ago)
- Wall Street slips Monday, Nasdaq Composite dips 32 points — indiagazette.com (9h ago)
- Total Return N225 Index Price Nasdaq Composite Total Return Nasdaq Composite Stock Market — Diócesis de Salamanca (18d ago)
- Nasdaq Composite Index Soars 1.5% as NVIDIA Sparks Massive Tech Stock Rally, S&P 500 Up 0.72% — FXLeaders (4d ago)
- Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) Latest Announcement & Press Release — Moomoo (3d ago)
- Apnimed (APMD) Joins The NASDAQ Composite Index — Yahoo Finance (17d ago)
- Nasdaq-100 Weekly: Nasdaq-100® Index: 2Q2026 Performance Commentary — Nasdaq (42d ago)
- Nasdaq 100 Index Commentary – Monthly Update — invesco.com (20d ago)
Sources
- US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Slip Into Red As US, Iran Renew Hormuz Tensions — NDTV Profit
- Wall Street slips Monday, Nasdaq Composite dips 32 points — indiagazette.com
- Total Return N225 Index Price Nasdaq Composite Total Return Nasdaq Composite Stock Market — Diócesis de Salamanca
- Nasdaq Composite Index Soars 1.5% as NVIDIA Sparks Massive Tech Stock Rally, S&P 500 Up 0.72% — FXLeaders
- Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC) Latest Announcement & Press Release — Moomoo
- Apnimed (APMD) Joins The NASDAQ Composite Index — Yahoo Finance
- Nasdaq-100 Weekly: Nasdaq-100® Index: 2Q2026 Performance Commentary — Nasdaq
- Nasdaq 100 Index Commentary – Monthly Update — invesco.com
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