How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 8/19/2025

By AP News

Aug 19, 2025

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Wall Street fell further from its records

Wall Street fell further from its records.

The S&P 500 lost 0.6% Tuesday, its third straight loss after setting its all-time high last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.5%.

Drops for Palantir Technologies, Nvidia and other stars bid up because of the mania around artificial-intelligence technology led the declines.

Home Depot helped keep the Dow steadier after standing by its forecast for profit and revenue this year.

On Tuesday:

The S&P 500 fell 37.78 points, or 0.6%, to 6,411.37.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.45 points, or less than 0.1%, to 44,922.27.

The Nasdaq composite fell 314.82 points, or 1.5%, to 21,314.95.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 17.86 points, or 0.8%, to 2,276.61.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 38.43 points, or 0.6%.

The Dow is down 23.85 points, or 0.1%.

The Nasdaq is down 308.02 points, or 1.4%.

The Russell 2000 is down 9.92 points, or 0.4%.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 529.74 points, or 9%.

The Dow is up 2,378.05 points, or 5.6%.

The Nasdaq is up 2,004.16 points, or 10.4%.

The Russell 2000 is up 46.45 points, or 2.1%.

Important Notice And Disclaimer

This article does not provide any financial advice and is not a recommendation to deal in any securities or product. Investments may fall in value and an investor may lose some or all of their investment. Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.