S&P 500 at 7,779 Midday: Tech Leads, Dow Lags Behind
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on August 13, 2026.
- S&P 500+0.40%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average+0.14%
- Nasdaq Composite+0.42%
Tech is doing the heavy lifting again at midday, with the Nasdaq up 0.42% and the Dow trailing at less than a third of that. If the afternoon holds, breadth stays narrow and growth names keep setting the tone into the close.
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The S&P 500 is up 0.4% at midday, but the Dow's 0.14% gain shows tech and growth names are doing nearly all of the work.
That narrow leadership matters because any stumble in a handful of growth sectors late in the session can erase what looked like a solid midday advance.
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The S&P touched its session high around midday before pulling back, leaving it below its best levels heading into the afternoon.
If breadth stays this thin into the close, today's gain will look less convincing than the headline number suggests, so keep an eye on whether the Dow narrows the gap.