Weekly Market Brief · Week of Aug 17, 2026 · published 2026-08-17

Weekly Stock Market Brief

9 of 11 sectors rose. Energy (+7.67%) led and Consumer Discretionary (-1.38%) lagged. The S&P 500 gained 0.40%.

S&P 500
+0.40%
Nasdaq-100
+1.11%
Best sector
+7.67%
XLE
Worst sector
-1.38%
XLY

Last Week: Sector Winners & Losers

Sector performanceBest: Energy +7.67 percent. Worst: Consumer Discretionary -1.38 percent.Energy (XLE)+7.67%Utilities (XLU)+1.61%Communication Services (XLC)+1.53%Consumer Staples (XLP)+1.14%Information Technology (XLK)+1.09%Health Care (XLV)+1.02%Financials (XLF)+0.97%Industrials (XLI)+0.72%Real Estate (XLRE)+0.64%Materials (XLB)-0.61%Consumer Discretionary (XLY)-1.38%
SECTOR PERFORMANCE, LAST WEEK
Sector (ETF)1-week
Energy (XLE)Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services · Oil & Gas Drilling+7.67%
Utilities (XLU)Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders · Water Utilities · Electric Utilities+1.61%
Communication Services (XLC)Interactive Home Entertainment · Interactive Media & Services · Broadcasting+1.53%
Consumer Staples (XLP)Food Distributors · Food Retail · Tobacco+1.14%
Information Technology (XLK)Communications Equipment · Electronic Components · Semiconductors+1.09%
Health Care (XLV)Biotechnology · Pharmaceuticals · Health Care Distributors+1.02%
Financials (XLF)Consumer Finance · Transaction & Payment Processing Services · Financial Exchanges & Data+0.97%
Industrials (XLI)Passenger Airlines · Cargo Ground Transportation · Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment+0.72%
Real Estate (XLRE)+0.64%
Materials (XLB)Aluminum · Gold · Commodity Chemicals-0.61%
Consumer Discretionary (XLY)Automotive Parts & Equipment · Casinos & Gaming · Hotels Resorts & Cruise Lines-1.38%

Commodities

Commodity1-week1-month
Gold+1.68%+10.52%
Crude Oil (WTI)+1.10%+0.65%
Copper+0.79%+6.86%
Silver+0.32%+16.55%
Coffee-4.18%-3.06%
Natural Gas-4.22%-8.07%

Upcoming Earnings This Week

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DayCompanies
MondayAGPUAGPUDCGODCGOFLXSFLXSFabrinetFNFUFUFUFUYALAYALA
TuesdayThe Home DepotHDBIDUBIDUKeysight TechnologiesKEYSAUNAAUNABZBZELTKELTKEVGNEVGNHSAIHSAIIRIXIRIXJack Henry & AssociatesJKHYKLARKLARLZBLZBMRCYMRCYPREPRERNWRNWTOLTOLUFIUFIVNETVNET
WednesdayThe TJX CompaniesTJXAnalog DevicesADILowe's CompaniesLOWRoss StoresROSTTargetTGTThe Estée Lauder CompaniesELVIKVIKANTAANTAARAYARAYBILLBILLBULLBULLCCIFCCIFCOTYCOTYDVLTDVLTFLNGFLNGNordsonNDSNPYXSPYXSTOYOTOYOVTIXVTIXWOLFWOLFYMMYMMZIMZIM
ThursdayWalmartWMTDeereDEAAPAAPATATATATATHMATHMBABABABABOSCBOSCDAODAOFLOFLOHAINHAINHOVHOVICGICGLYTSLYTSNTESNTESOSISOSISRERERERESCSCSCSCTWINTWIN
FridayUIUIBJ's Wholesale Club HoldingsBJ

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