Wall Street closed mixed on Monday: Dow and S&P 500 higher, Nasdaq lower as chip stocks fell

US equities closed mixed on Monday, 27 July 2026. According to Yahoo Finance, the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 rose while the Nasdaq lagged, with Nvidia leading chip stocks lower, and oil prices fell sharply.

A data provider recorded the benchmark US500 index at 7,414 points at the close of that session, a gain of 0.02 percent from the previous session. The index is down 0.36 percent over the past month but remains 16.02 percent higher than a year earlier.

This was the first session of the busiest week of the quarter for US markets, with Big Tech earnings and a Federal Reserve interest rate decision ahead. The Federal Reserve's two-day meeting begins on Tuesday.