S&P 500 Closes Down 0.6% as All Three Major Indexes Slip Red

As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 10, 2026.

CLOSING BELL
U.S. Markets
  • S&P 500-0.57%
  • Dow Jones Industrial Average-0.74%
  • Nasdaq Composite-0.68%

Nowhere to hide today: all three majors closed red, with the Dow's 0.74% drop the deepest. Inflation data lands next and sets the Fed's rate path, so positioning ahead of it matters more than this single session.

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All three major indexes closed red, with the S&P 500 down about 0.57% and the Dow leading the retreat.

Losses steepened after midday, and the late partial recovery left every average in negative territory.

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Upcoming inflation data will shape expectations for the Federal Reserve's rate path, so how investors position ahead of that release drives near-term direction.

Selling spread across all three major indexes, with traditional blue-chip names taking the heaviest pressure.