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S&P 500 advances 2.6% in August as Dow hits fifth straight monthly gain

Major U.S. stock indices posted gains in August, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average extending its streak of monthly increases to five.

Priya Anand
Markets Analyst
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As of 2026-09-02 06:38 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.
For August 2026, the S&P 500 advanced 2.6%, the Nasdaq Composite climbed 3.9%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.3%, marking its fifth consecutive monthly increase. [1]