How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 5/7/2026

The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil settled at roughly $100 Thursday and continued its decline from more than $115 early this week. The Nasdaq composite fell 32.75 points, or 0.1%, to 25,806.20. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 47.15 points, or 1.6% to 2,839.63.