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As of Aug 13, 2026, 10:00 PM EDTSource: Yahoo Finance

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Market movers

Home and major world indices at a glance.

S&P 500

7,798.99 USD

▲ 0.92%

Dow Jones

53,839.99 USD

▲ 0.09%

Nasdaq

26,803.03 USD

▲ 1.35%

NIFTY 50

24,395.85 INR

▼ 0.31%

FTSE 100

10,772.67 GBP

▼ 0.66%

SENSEX

78,079.96 INR

▼ 0.09%

Nikkei 225

68,941.55 JPY

▲ 0.93%

DAX

26,299.74 EUR

▼ 0.35%

United States markets

3 quotes
S&P 500 7,798.99 USD 70.79 ▲ 0.92%
Dow Jones 53,839.99 USD 48.14 ▲ 0.09%
Nasdaq 26,803.03 USD 357.58 ▲ 1.35%

World markets

11 quotes
NIFTY 50 24,395.85 INR -75.85 ▼ 0.31%
FTSE 100 10,772.67 GBP -71.53 ▼ 0.66%
SENSEX 78,079.96 INR -74.24 ▼ 0.09%
Nikkei 225 68,941.55 JPY 632.96 ▲ 0.93%
DAX 26,299.74 EUR -91.68 ▼ 0.35%
Hang Seng 25,233.43 HKD -206.7 ▼ 0.81%
ASX 200 9,130.20 AUD -79.20 ▼ 0.86%
CAC 40 8,650.56 EUR -24.38 ▼ 0.28%
SSE Composite 3,930.05 CNY 3.08 ▲ 0.08%
All Ordinaries 9,324.50 AUD -80.20 ▼ 0.85%
Straits Times 5,706.19 SGD -14.56 ▼ 0.25%

Commodities

7 quotes
Gold 4,371.10 USD -37.80 ▼ 0.86%
Silver 64.06 USD -1.500 ▼ 2.29%
Copper 6.57 USD -0.02400 ▼ 0.36%
Platinum 1,708.30 USD -52.80 ▼ 3.00%
WTI Crude Oil 80.91 USD -2.360 ▼ 2.83%
Brent Crude 86.77 USD -2.210 ▼ 2.48%
Natural Gas 2.74 USD -0.06200 ▼ 2.21%

Crypto · USD

6 quotes
Bitcoin 63,511.09 USD 92.93 ▲ 0.15%
XRP 1.01 USD 0.002500 ▲ 0.25%
Ethereum 1,887.81 USD 3.39 ▲ 0.18%
Dogecoin 0.07018 USD 0.0001000 ▲ 0.13%
BNB 610.58 USD 0.5400 ▲ 0.09%
Solana 76.01 USD -0.1700 ▼ 0.22%

FX

5 quotes
EUR/USD 1.1538 USD 0.0008 ▲ 0.07%
GBP/USD 1.3490 USD -0.0008 ▼ 0.06%
USD/JPY 159.4460 JPY 0.1200 ▲ 0.07%
AUD/USD 0.7060 USD -0.0004 ▼ 0.06%
NZD/USD 0.5858 USD -0.0003 ▼ 0.05%

Markets news

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S&P 500 Gains 0.39% as Global Markets Advance

The S&P 500 in USD, plus major global indices, gold and currencies, with market context for Washington DC investors and retirement savings and pension balances.

By Markets Desk · July 28, 2026 · 1 min read

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S&P 500 fell 0.43% as global markets retreat

Where the major indices, gold and currencies landed, and what the moves mean for Washington DC investors and retirement balances.

By Markets Desk · July 24, 2026 · 1 min read

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