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Post-Close Edition · Thursday, August 27, 2026
Nasdaq 100 up 1.4% as tech surges 3.2% and defensives get dumped Solana rips 12.9% and crude gains 2.1% while healthcare, utilities and banks all fall.
The Daily Digest
- 01Technology sector jumps 3.16%, the biggest move anywhere in equities today
- 02Nasdaq 100 up 1.37% as megacap tech carries the whole index
- 03S&P 500 adds 0.66% with gains concentrated in the tech complex
- 04Dow Jones up just 0.19% and Russell 2000 up 0.29% as breadth stays thin
- 05Healthcare drops 1.13%, worst sector of the session as defensives get sold
- 06Utilities fall 0.76% and financials slide 0.65% on the same rotation out of safety
- 07Crude oil up 2.09% in today's session, though energy stocks slip 0.22%
- 08Silver climbs 1.92% while gold posts a quieter 0.3% gain
- 09TLT falls 0.2% as long bond yields tick higher
- 10Dollar index firms 0.21% to 99.19, with GBP/USD down 0.35%
- 11Solana rockets 12.87% to $109 and XRP gains 5.78% to $1.46
- 12Bitcoin up 2.08% to $80,019 as risk appetite spills into crypto
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Solana yesterday, you'd have $1,128.70 today.
The Big Picture
Tech did all the heavy lifting. The technology sector surged 3.16%, dragging the Nasdaq 100 up 1.37% while the Dow managed just 0.19%. That gap is the story: this was not a broad rally, it was a crowded one. Money came out of the safe corners to pay for it. Healthcare fell 1.13%, utilities 0.76%, financials 0.65%. Long bonds slipped as yields ticked up, and the dollar firmed 0.21%. Risk appetite showed up in crypto too, where Solana jumped 12.87% and Bitcoin cleared $80,000. The tension: breadth. Russell 2000 small caps added only 0.29%, and Fear and Greed sits at 58, already leaning greedy. When one sector carries the tape, it only takes one bad print in that sector to take it back.Fear & Greed Index
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| S&P 500 | 771.10 | +0.66% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 721.11 | +1.37% |
| Dow Jones | 535.22 | +0.19% |
| Russell 2000 | 299.81 | +0.29% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 80,019.00 | +2.08% |
| Ethereum | 2,506.90 | +1.54% |
| Solana | 109.15 | +12.87% |
| XRP | 1.46 | +5.78% |
| Cardano | 0.21 | +4.25% |
| Commodities | ||
| Silver | 62.77 | +1.92% |
| Natural Gas | 10.43 | +0.19% |
| Gold | 422.60 | +0.30% |
| Crude Oil | 130.01 | +2.09% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| 1-3Y Treasury | 82.03% | -0.02% |
| Short 20Y | 37.45% | +0.29% |
| 20Y Treasury | 83.13% | -0.20% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.16 | -0.21% |
| USD/JPY | 159.39 | +0.20% |
| GBP/USD | 1.36 | -0.35% |
| Dollar Index | 99.19 | +0.21% |
| Sectors | ||
| Technology | 188.61 | +3.16% |
| Energy | 62.29 | -0.22% |
| Utilities | 43.18 | -0.76% |
| Financials | 57.88 | -0.65% |
| Healthcare | 171.58 | -1.13% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 17.35 | -2.69% |