Weekly Market Recap - Friday, 7-Aug

FactSet Evening Market Recap · Aug 7, 2026 · 6m

Major US indices were higher this week, with the S&P and Nasdaq both seeing their strongest weeks since April and the S&P ending at a fresh all-time high. Momentum outperformed again, though semis and memory were up and down through the week. It was a noisy geopolitical week, with the market looking for progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.