Market Wrap: U.S. Cash Markets Remain Shut on Sunday

Earnings from Home Depot, Target, Lowe's, TJX, Walmart and Deere will put U.S. consumer strength to the test on this week's results calendar. The updates come after U.S. retail sales dropped 0.6% in July, missing forecasts for a 0.1% increase. Core sales impacting GDP declined by 0.4%.

16 August 2026

S&P 500 Surpasses Wall Street Median Target Ahead of Monday Market Preview

The S&P 500 ended Friday slightly above the median year-end forecast from Wall Street. An updated review of 18 top projections finds the median now stands at 7,775, following JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifting its target to 8,000. The index settled at 7,785.76.

16 August 2026

NASDAQ:WMT·NYSE:HD·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:LOW·NYSE:TGT·Stock Market

S&P 500 Nears J.P. Morgan’s 8,000 Year-End Goal With 214-Point Margin Ahead of Retail Data

WARSAW, August 16, 2026, 00:25 CEST — U.S. equity markets and major index futures remain shut for the weekend. The S&P 500 closed Friday at 7,785.76, now just 214.24 points, or 2.8%, shy of J.P. Morgan’s raised 8,000 projection for year-end.

16 August 2026

NASDAQ:WMT·NYSE:HD·NYSE:JPM·NYSE:LOW·NYSE:TGT·Stock Market

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) trades at a 26% discount despite growth in EPS

Lowe’s stock slipped 1.5% on Thursday, while still performing better than Home Depot, which saw a 2.0% decline. Meanwhile, the 30-year mortgage rate climbed to its highest point in almost a year.

23 July 2026

NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) 36% premium to value may be tested again by developments in the housing market

The Home Depot, Inc. currently trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio 36% above that of Lowe’s Companies, Inc.. New housing data is making the justification for this premium less convincing.

18 July 2026

Home Improvement·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Lowe’s Beat Wall Street. Why Investors Still Sold the Stock

Lowe’s Companies kept its full-year forecast on Wednesday after beating quarterly sales and profit estimates, but the shares slipped before the bell as investors looked past the headline beat and back to the weak U.S. housing market.

20 May 2026

NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock ends Friday higher — here’s what could move HD shares next week

Home Depot shares finished Friday at $380.72, up 1.5%. Heading into Monday, investors are still linking the retailer’s prospects with interest rates and housing turnover.

1 March 2026

Earnings Reports·Home Improvement·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Mortgage rates today drop below 6% — why housing stocks still can’t catch a break

Freddie Mac’s latest weekly survey on Thursday put U.S. mortgage rates under 6%, a threshold borrowers and traders have eyed for months with the spring homebuying season picking up.

26 February 2026

NYSE:DHI·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LEN·NYSE:LOW·NYSE:PHM·Real Estate·Stock Market

Lowe’s stock price hit after cautious 2026 outlook: LOW slides, housing jitters grow

Lowe’s Companies Inc is drawing attention again ahead of Thursday’s open, with the stock sliding 5.6% after its wary 2026 guidance. Shares settled at $263.02 on Wednesday.

26 February 2026

NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock near $391: what could move HD in the next U.S. session

Home Depot finished Friday at $391.05, up 0.2%. Trading was subdued with the long weekend on deck.

15 February 2026

NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·NYSE:TGT·NYSE:WMT·Stock Market

Home Depot (HD) stock price jumps as the Dow hits a record — what to watch before earnings

Home Depot climbed 2.6% to $390.84 Tuesday afternoon, with shares earlier hitting a session peak of $391.65. Lowe’s also pushed higher, up 2.9% at $284.84. Over in the broader market, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF edged down 0.1%.

10 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock slips as Wall Street pushes higher; what to watch before HD earnings

Home Depot slipped 1.3% to $380.30 Monday afternoon, lagging behind a broader market that pushed upward.

9 February 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock price slips as contractor AI tool launches and the Fed looms

Shares of Home Depot slipped roughly 1.9% to $379.20 Tuesday, down from Monday’s close of $386.53. The stock hit an intraday high of $387.00 before sliding to a low of $378.28.

27 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Federal Reserve·Home Improvement·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock heads into Fed week near $384 — here’s what traders watch next

Shares of Home Depot ended Friday up 0.7%, closing at $383.77. It was a modest lift after a volatile run for U.S. equities.

25 January 2026

Federal Reserve·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock price ends higher into the weekend as Fed decision looms

Shares of Home Depot closed Friday around $383.77, up roughly 0.7%, swinging between $379.40 and $384.35 during the session. About 3.1 million shares changed hands.

24 January 2026

Federal Reserve·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock dips after hours as U.S. data keeps rates in focus ahead of Fed, earnings

Home Depot shares dipped 0.9% to $381.03 in after-hours on Thursday. The stock fluctuated between an intraday high of $390.42 and a low of $380.57, with about 4.8 million shares changing hands. Lowe’s also dropped, slipping 0.8%.

23 January 2026

Earnings Reports·Federal Reserve·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock dips on new AI coaching push with Rilla — what investors watch next

Shares of Home Depot slipped 0.3% to $378.53 by midday Wednesday, following AI provider Rilla’s announcement that it will introduce real-time coaching tools to the home improvement giant. Meanwhile, Lowe’s shares climbed roughly 1.1%.

14 January 2026

Artificial Intelligence·Home Improvement·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Lowe’s stock edges higher while Home Depot slips; traders eye Feb. 25 earnings call

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. shares climbed 1.1% to $270.09 in afternoon trading Monday. Meanwhile, rival Home Depot slipped 0.6%. Lowe’s stock fluctuated between $263.83 and $270.98, with roughly 1.9 million shares traded.

12 January 2026

Earnings Reports·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock jumps as mortgage-rate plan jolts housing trade ahead of CPI week

Home Depot shares rose 4.2% on Friday, January 9, to close at $374.64, finishing the week on a sharp upswing ahead of Monday’s open.

11 January 2026

NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·Stock Market

Home Depot stock pops on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond order — what Wall Street watches next

Home Depot shares closed up 4.2% on Friday at $374.64 on about 7.1 million shares, after trading between $360.58 and $375.43, as investors bought housing-sensitive stocks following President Donald Trump’s order for $200 billion in mortgage-bond purchases. Redfin’s head of economics research, Chen Zhao, said the program would have a “fairly small impact” and might lower rates by 10 to 15 basis points — 0.10 to 0.15 percentage point.

10 January 2026

NASDAQ:RDFN·NYSE:DHI·NYSE:HD·NYSE:LOW·NYSE:RKT·Real Estate·Stock Market

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S&P 500 Surpasses Wall Street Median Target Ahead of Monday Market Preview

S&P 500 Nears J.P. Morgan’s 8,000 Year-End Goal With 214-Point Margin Ahead of Retail Data

Lowe’s Companies (NYSE:LOW) trades at a 26% discount despite growth in EPS

Home Depot (NYSE:HD) 36% premium to value may be tested again by developments in the housing market

Lowe’s Beat Wall Street. Why Investors Still Sold the Stock

Home Depot stock ends Friday higher — here’s what could move HD shares next week

Mortgage rates today drop below 6% — why housing stocks still can’t catch a break

Lowe’s stock price hit after cautious 2026 outlook: LOW slides, housing jitters grow

Home Depot stock near $391: what could move HD in the next U.S. session

Home Depot (HD) stock price jumps as the Dow hits a record — what to watch before earnings

Home Depot stock slips as Wall Street pushes higher; what to watch before HD earnings

Home Depot stock price slips as contractor AI tool launches and the Fed looms

Home Depot stock heads into Fed week near $384 — here’s what traders watch next

Home Depot stock price ends higher into the weekend as Fed decision looms

Home Depot stock dips after hours as U.S. data keeps rates in focus ahead of Fed, earnings

Home Depot stock dips on new AI coaching push with Rilla — what investors watch next

Lowe’s stock edges higher while Home Depot slips; traders eye Feb. 25 earnings call

Home Depot stock jumps as mortgage-rate plan jolts housing trade ahead of CPI week

Home Depot stock pops on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond order — what Wall Street watches next

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