Dow Jones close — Friday, 21 August 2026

Dow Jones closed up 0.16%

Dow Jones treemap for Friday, 21 August 2026: each company sized by market capitalisation and coloured by its move that day

Dow Jones movers — August 21, 2026

Of the 30 companies tracked in the Dow Jones, 21 rose and 9 fell. Healthcare led the day at +1.48%, while Technology lagged at -0.37%.

Top gainers · Dow Jones

GS Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) +3.73%
MRK Merck & Company, Inc. +2.39%
CRM Salesforce, Inc. +1.82%
CAT Caterpillar, Inc. +1.53%
AXP American Express Company +1.46%
V Visa Inc. +1.45%
NKE Nike, Inc. +1.37%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Incorporated +1.37%

Top losers · Dow Jones

HON Honeywell International Inc. -1.11%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation -0.98%
AAPL Apple Inc. -0.63%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. -0.57%
BA Boeing Company (The) -0.42%
TRV The Travelers Companies, Inc. -0.25%
CVX Chevron Corporation -0.24%
WMT Walmart Inc. -0.13%

By sector

Healthcare +1.48%
Communication Services +1.18%
Financials +1.10%
Industrials +0.68%
Materials -0.09%
Consumer Discretionary -0.14%
Energy -0.24%
Technology -0.37%

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