S&P 500
7,641.16 USD
▼ 0.66%
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Markets
LiveAs of Aug 20, 2026, 11:30 PM CDTSource: Yahoo Finance
Quotes may be delayed. For information only, not investment advice.
Market movers
Home and major world indices at a glance.
Dow Jones
52,759.21 USD
▼ 1.10%
Nasdaq
26,067.17 USD
▼ 0.85%
NIFTY 50
24,232.35 INR
▲ 0.00%
FTSE 100
10,748.16 GBP
▲ 0.19%
SENSEX
77,560.46 INR
▲ 0.03%
Nikkei 225
66,002.93 JPY
▼ 0.32%
DAX
25,983.04 EUR
▼ 0.56%
United States markets
3 quotes| S&P 500 | 7,641.16 USD | -50.60 | ▼ 0.66% |
| Dow Jones | 52,759.21 USD | -584.2 | ▼ 1.10% |
| Nasdaq | 26,067.17 USD | -222.5 | ▼ 0.85% |
World markets
11 quotes| NIFTY 50 | 24,232.35 INR | 0.5000 | ▲ 0.00% |
| FTSE 100 | 10,748.16 GBP | 20.16 | ▲ 0.19% |
| SENSEX | 77,560.46 INR | 22.74 | ▲ 0.03% |
| Nikkei 225 | 66,002.93 JPY | -213.9 | ▼ 0.32% |
| DAX | 25,983.04 EUR | -145.3 | ▼ 0.56% |
| Hang Seng | 25,883.24 HKD | 388.17 | ▲ 1.52% |
| ASX 200 | 9,057.90 AUD | 4.10 | ▲ 0.05% |
| CAC 40 | 8,453.09 EUR | -48.82 | ▼ 0.57% |
| SSE Composite | 3,903.80 CNY | 9.38 | ▲ 0.24% |
| All Ordinaries | 9,268.70 AUD | 13.50 | ▲ 0.15% |
| Straits Times | 5,679.83 SGD | -14.41 | ▼ 0.25% |
Commodities
7 quotes| Gold | 4,597.30 USD | 81.00 | ▲ 1.79% |
| Silver | 69.10 USD | 1.07 | ▲ 1.58% |
| Copper | 6.54 USD | 0.08300 | ▲ 1.28% |
| Platinum | 1,882.00 USD | 51.00 | ▲ 2.79% |
| WTI Crude Oil | 86.45 USD | -1.380 | ▼ 1.57% |
| Brent Crude | 93.55 USD | -0.2300 | ▼ 0.25% |
| Natural Gas | 2.75 USD | 0.01700 | ▲ 0.62% |
Crypto · USD
6 quotes| Bitcoin | 74,787.79 USD | 1,774.79 | ▲ 2.43% |
| XRP | 1.30 USD | 0.03210 | ▲ 2.53% |
| Ethereum | 2,343.50 USD | 16.90 | ▲ 0.73% |
| Dogecoin | 0.08205 USD | 0.001600 | ▲ 2.01% |
| BNB | 659.32 USD | 4.44 | ▲ 0.68% |
| Solana | 88.92 USD | 1.29 | ▲ 1.47% |
FX
5 quotes| EUR/USD | 1.1696 USD | 0.0022 | ▲ 0.19% |
| GBP/USD | 1.3642 USD | 0.0042 | ▲ 0.31% |
| USD/JPY | 159.0080 JPY | 0.7300 | ▲ 0.46% |
| AUD/USD | 0.7142 USD | 0.0017 | ▲ 0.24% |
| NZD/USD | 0.5970 USD | 0.0034 | ▲ 0.57% |
Markets news
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