Closing Brief

Aug 03 · 4:30 PM EDT

Share:

Equities advanced broadly with leadership from communication services and consumer discretionary, supported by optimism around Iran talks and strong developments at Boeing. The megacap portfolio remains behind the broader market month-to-date despite the rally and a modest decline in volatility.

Market Snapshot

IndexPriceChange
S&P 5007,600.50+1.48%
Dow Jones53,178.41+1.32%
Nasdaq25,913.90+2.13%
Russell 20002,981.91+1.73%
VIX15.86-0.81%
Sentiment:Neutral (46)+8 from last week

Sector Performance

Leaders

Comm. Svc.+2.86%
Cons. Disc.+1.83%
Industrials+1.83%

Laggards

Energy-1.31%
Cons. Staples-0.22%
Healthcare-0.18%

Cross-Asset Moves

10Y Yield

4.69%

-0.06

Gold

$4,107.50

+1.44%

Oil (WTI)

$80.19

-5.29%

Bitcoin

$63,893.67

+0.65%

USD Index

99.97

+0.17%

HYG

$79.31

-0.21%

Signal Performance

Megacap Portfolio (2026-08 month-to-date)View signals ›
+0.5% portfolio+1.4% SPY

Current Headlines

Attention turns to tomorrow's earnings from key industrial and consumer discretionary names that could influence sector momentum.

Get AI-powered market intelligence

Real-time signals, fundamentals research, and conversational AI analysis for any stock.