S&P 500 Closes at 7,667 as All Three Major Indexes Finish Green
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 2, 2026.
- S&P 500+0.47%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average+0.61%
- Nasdaq Composite+0.42%
All three major indexes finished green, with the Dow's 324 point gain outpacing tech for the session. Friday's jobs report is the next test of the rate path.
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The S&P 500 closed at 7,667.35, with the Dow and the Nasdaq Composite also finishing higher on the day.
The Dow's 324-point advance was the headline number of the session, outpacing both broader indexes and signaling that more traditional, cyclical names carried more of the weight than technology. That kind of rotation can matter for investors watching whether the rally has legs beyond a handful of large-cap tech names.
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The S&P 500 opened positively and held in a fairly tight band through the afternoon, a sign that buying was steady through the session.
Friday's jobs report is the next significant event on the calendar. Labor data has been a primary input for the Federal Reserve's rate deliberations, so a surprise in either direction will reset market expectations heading into the following week.