Session brief · Monday, August 31, 2026 close

Stocks edged lower. 2,971 fell, 1,686 rose — and energy bucked the tape.

10 of 11 sectors finished lower. Energy led at +2.04%; Materials lagged at -1.19%.

The biggest liquid gainer was One and One Green Technologies. (YDDL), up 38.2%.

Among benchmarks, QQQ (Nasdaq-100) did best at +0.05% and DIA (Dow 30) did worst at -0.65%.

Written from 4,782 common stocksSource: Massive / Polygon daily aggregatesHow the brief is written
Market breadth
4,782 common stocks · previous-session close
▲ 1,686 advancing (35.3%)125 unchanged▼ 2,971 declining (62.1%)

Sectors, cap-weighted

SectorChangeRisingFalling
Energy+2.04%10615
Utilities−0.25%4863
Technology−0.26%236349
Consumer Discretionary−0.28%151365
Healthcare−0.37%315478
Financials−0.55%158524
Communication Services−0.72%3877
Consumer Staples−0.80%2979
Real Estate−0.87%37173
Industrials−0.91%118274
Materials−1.19%76162

Benchmarks

FundCloseChange
SPYS&P 500767.05−0.30%
QQQNasdaq-100716.76+0.05%
IWMRussell 2000293.93−0.62%
DIADow 30531.57−0.65%

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Common stocks · $2+ · 500K+ shares · $100M+ market cap · previous-session close. Changes compare the Aug 31, 2026 close with Aug 28, 2026; stocks with unexplained price jumps are excluded.

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