The Dow led the major indices higher on Monday, while the NASDAQ languished near the unchanged mark most of the session, finishing with a small gain. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 improved to within a point of its all-time closing high. The previous record was 2,858.45 on August 7.
Despite the ongoing, beneath-the-surface currency crisis in Turkey and a full-blow economic collapse in Venezuela, the high rollers on Wall Street seem to have little sympathy as the Dow now stands at its high-water mark since February 25th.
According to most metrics, the US economy is cruising right along, with low unemployment and only slight hints of inflation. America's prosperity may be coming at the expense of the emerging nations of the world, though that's not a concern for those seeking gains in equity markets.
The Dow Industrials are less than 1000 points from the January 26 all-time high of 26,616.71 and the general markets are one day from becoming the longest bull market in US history.
Dow Jones Industrial Average August Scorecard:
| Date | Close | Gain/Loss | Cum. G/L |
| 8/1/18 | 25,333.82 | -81.37 | -81.37 |
| 8/2/18 | 25,326.16 | -7.66 | -89.03 |
| 8/3/18 | 25,462.58 | +136.42 | +55.05 |
| 8/6/18 | 25,502.18 | +39.60 | +94.65 |
| 8/7/18 | 25,628.91 | +126.73 | +221.38 |
| 8/8/18 | 25,583.75 | -45.16 | +176.22 |
| 8/9/18 | 25,509.23 | -74.52 | +101.70 |
| 8/10/18 | 25,313.14 | -196.09 | -94.39 |
| 8/13/18 | 25,187.70 | -125.44 | -219.83 |
| 8/14/18 | 25,299.92 | +112.22 | -107.61 |
| 8/15/18 | 25,162.41 | -137.51 | -245.12 |
| 8/16/18 | 25,558.73 | +396.32 | +151.20 |
| 8/17/18 | 25,669.32 | +110.59 | +261.79 |
| 8/20/18 | 25,758.69 | +89.37 | +351.16 |
At the Close, Monday, August 20, 2018:
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 25,758.69, +89.37 (+0.35%)
NASDAQ: 7,821.01, +4.68 (+0.06%)
S&P 500: 2,857.05, +6.92 (+0.24%)
NYSE Composite: 12,965.10, +56.83 (+0.44%)
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