Stock Market News, July 31, 2026: Apple Stock Falls, but Nasdaq Marches Higher - WSJ
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- Apple stock declined on July 31, 2026, while Amazon shares surged, lifting the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to higher closes despite the sharp divergence between the two megacaps, per WSJ and Fortune market wraps.
- The Dow Jones posted its fourth consecutive winning month in July 2026, while Seoul's market saw a 22% loss framed by Fortune as its "best day ever," an international angle absent from the U.S.-focused coverage.
Why it matters: The split tape — one megacap down, another up, yet the Nasdaq and S&P 500 still green — shows that index-level strength is masking meaningful single-name rotation; the Dow's fourth straight winning month marks a multi-month streak of broad-market resilience even as mega-cap leadership shifts between Apple and Amazon.
