The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 52,093.11 on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Its 328.09-point decline amounted to 0.63%, while the finishing level was 217.46 points above the day’s low. The latter comparison shows the distance from the weakest reading, not a verified sequence of late-session buying.
September 15 cash-index close
| Measure | Index points |
|---|---|
| September 14 close | 52,421.20 |
| Open | 52,303.24 |
| High | 52,336.61 |
| Low | 51,875.65 |
| September 15 close | 52,093.11 |
| Daily change | -328.09 (-0.63%) |
The index opened 117.96 points below Monday’s finish and ended another 210.13 points below its opening level. Approximately 36% of the daily loss was therefore present at the open; the remaining 64% reflects the open-to-close difference.
Tuesday’s high was still 84.59 points below the previous close, leaving the entire reported range in negative territory against Monday. The 460.96-point distance between high and low was about 0.88% of that previous close. A closing loss alone would obscure this larger span of intraday values.
The final reading sat about 47% of the way up from the session low to the high, close to the range’s midpoint. That position was firmer than a finish near the trough, but it did not reverse the opening deficit or restore Monday’s closing level.
The Dow’s construction matters when interpreting the point decline. Its official administrator defines it as a price-weighted benchmark of 30 U.S. blue-chip companies, excluding transportation and utilities. Consequently, a 328-point move is neither 328 dollars lost by an investor nor a measure of equal participation across its constituents.
The next scheduled policy reference is the conclusion of the September 15–16 meeting on the Federal Reserve calendar. This report does not assume its decision.
The table uses Yahoo Finance’s aggregated daily index bars; the administrator citation establishes the definition rather than supplying this session’s OHLC figures.