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Post-Close Edition · Monday, August 31, 2026
Oil jumps 3.1% and drags the S&P 500 down 0.3% Energy is the only sector really working as rising yields punish utilities and the dollar firms.
The Daily Digest
- 01Crude oil up 3.08%, the biggest move on the board in today's session
- 02Energy sector up 2.04% as the crude bid lifts producers
- 03S&P 500 slips 0.3% as the oil move squeezes the rest of the tape
- 04Dow Jones down 0.65%, the weakest of the major indices
- 05Russell 2000 down 0.62% as small caps feel the pull of higher yields
- 06Nasdaq 100 flat at up 0.05%, tech holds the line while the rest sags
- 07Utilities down 1.17%, the worst sector as long yields climb
- 08TLT down 0.43%, long Treasury prices fall and yields push higher
- 09Natural gas up 2.03%, a second leg to the energy story
- 10Dollar index up 0.34% to 99.55, EUR/USD down 0.4% to 1.1596
- 11Bitcoin steady at $78,850 while Ethereum drops 0.87% to $2,472
- 12Fear and Greed Index sits at exactly 50, dead neutral
Top Movers
What If?
If you had put $1,000 into Crude Oil yesterday, you'd have $1,030.80 today.
The Big Picture
Oil ran the session. Crude jumped 3.08%, natural gas added 2.03%, and energy stocks rose 2.04%. Everything else paid for it: the S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, the Dow fell 0.65%, and the Russell 2000 dropped 0.62%. Higher energy costs feed inflation expectations, and the bond market noticed. Long Treasuries fell 0.43%, which means yields rose. That hurt utilities most, down 1.17%, because those stocks are owned for their dividends and compete directly with bonds. Financials lost 0.67%. Tech ignored all of it, up 0.44%, which kept the Nasdaq 100 flat. The dollar firmed 0.34% and gold went nowhere, so this is not a fear trade. Fear and Greed sits at exactly 50. The question is whether crude holds the gain. If it does, the rate cut math gets harder.Fear & Greed Index
50Neutral
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Market Overview
| Indices | ||
| S&P 500 | 767.05 | -0.30% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 716.76 | +0.05% |
| Dow Jones | 531.57 | -0.65% |
| Russell 2000 | 293.93 | -0.62% |
| Crypto | ||
| Bitcoin | 78,850.00 | +0.26% |
| Ethereum | 2,472.05 | -0.87% |
| Solana | 103.70 | -1.18% |
| XRP | 1.39 | -0.79% |
| Cardano | 0.20 | -1.34% |
| Commodities | ||
| Silver | 60.13 | +0.18% |
| Natural Gas | 10.54 | +2.03% |
| Gold | 408.42 | -0.11% |
| Crude Oil | 133.70 | +3.08% |
| Bonds & Rates | ||
| 1-3Y Treasury | 81.89% | 0.00% |
| Short 20Y | 38.15% | +1.01% |
| 20Y Treasury | 82.52% | -0.43% |
| Forex | ||
| EUR/USD | 1.16 | -0.40% |
| USD/JPY | 159.73 | +0.03% |
| GBP/USD | 1.35 | -0.32% |
| Dollar Index | 99.55 | +0.34% |
| Sectors | ||
| Technology | 186.50 | +0.44% |
| Energy | 63.96 | +2.04% |
| Utilities | 42.23 | -1.17% |
| Financials | 57.71 | -0.67% |
| Healthcare | 170.54 | -0.36% |
| Volatility | ||
| VIX | 17.28 | -2.15% |