Stocks Await CPI as Tech Slides, Energy Leads
The S&P 500 has now closed lower for two straight sessions heading into Wednesday's July CPI release at 8:30 AM ET, and the pullback has a clear address: mega-cap tech and communication services. Money is rotating into energy, utilities, and industrials instead, the kind of defensive-plus-commodity tilt that shows up when traders want inflation cover ahead of a binary data print. Key Takeaways The S&P 500 closed at 7,728.20 on Tuesday, down 0.32% for a second consecutive loss, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.60% to 26,445.45 and the Dow lost 184.13 points to 53,791.85 (CNBC, Aug 11, 2026). Energy (XLE, up 1.25%) is the strongest S&P sector in Wednesday's snapshot, with Utilities (XLU, up 1…
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