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Market Indexes Drift Lower While Most Stocks Rise

Why are the indexes red when the typical stock is green? Alphabet and Amazon account for nearly the whole decline, and Wednesday's inflation report is the week's real event.

Market Indexes Drift Lower While Most Stocks Rise

Published August 11, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Wall Street is saving its energy for Wednesday morning's inflation report, which should decide where this calm market goes next. Meanwhile, the top stock market indexes look pretty quiet again.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is down 0.08%, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has given up 0.12%, and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is off by 0.32%. The Dow got out to a 0.4% lead early and spent the rest of the morning giving it back, while the Nasdaq never really got going. None of the moves is particularly large.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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