Market Performance - In August, all three major US stock indices closed lower, with the Nasdaq down 1.15% and a cumulative increase of 1.58% for the month [1] - The S&P 500 index fell 0.64% but had a cumulative increase of 1.91% in August [1] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased by 0.2%, with a cumulative increase of 3.2% for the month [1] - The S&P 500 and Dow Jones have seen four consecutive months of gains, while the Nasdaq has experienced five consecutive months of increases [1] Sector Performance - The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index rose by 1.55% in August, with a cumulative increase of 6.03% [1] - Among popular tech stocks, Apple saw an increase of 11.96% in August, while Google A and Google C rose by 10.95% and 10.72% respectively [1] - Tesla increased by 8.3%, and Broadcom rose by 1.26% [1] - Conversely, Oracle experienced a decline of 10.89%, Microsoft fell by 4.88%, and TSMC decreased by 4.45% [1] - Other notable declines included META down 4.49%, NVIDIA down 2.07%, and Amazon down 2.18% [1] Top Market Capitalization - The top ten companies by market capitalization in the US stock market are NVIDIA, Microsoft, Apple, Google C, Google A, Amazon, META, Broadcom, TSMC, and Berkshire Hathaway A [1]