S&P 500 close — Friday, 21 August 2026

S&P 500 closed up 0.55%

S&P 500 treemap for Friday, 21 August 2026: each company sized by market capitalisation and coloured by its move that day

S&P 500 movers — August 21, 2026

Of the 503 companies tracked in the S&P 500, 332 rose and 169 fell, with 2 unchanged. Materials led the day at +2.21%, while Utilities lagged at -2.29%.

Top gainers · S&P 500

HOOD Robinhood Markets, Inc. +13.70%
MRNA Moderna, Inc. +8.86%
COIN Coinbase Global, Inc. +8.20%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. +7.64%
ALB Albemarle Corporation +6.75%
EL Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T +6.02%
HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc. +5.64%
TSLA Tesla, Inc. +5.14%

Top losers · S&P 500

MRVL Marvell Technology, Inc. -5.57%
SRE DBA Sempra -5.14%
EIX Edison International -4.11%
AEP American Electric Power Company -3.79%
CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc (Holdin -3.56%
PWR Quanta Services, Inc. -3.49%
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc. -3.48%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. -3.06%

By sector

Materials +2.21%
Healthcare +1.34%
Financials +1.13%
Communication Services +1.11%
Consumer Discretionary +0.95%
Consumer Staples +0.43%
Industrials +0.29%
Technology +0.19%
Real Estate -0.04%
Energy -0.22%
Utilities -2.29%

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