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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 140.15 points to 53,417.16 on Monday.

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Published August 25, 2026 at 6:11 AMUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 AMHigh confidenceAI-assisted review

What the evidence shows

AP's market close figures are consistent with a routine market report and are directly checkable against market data. I did not identify a discrepancy from the article's stated close in the available sources.

Evidence considered

  1. AP gives a specific Monday close for the Dow.
  2. The report is dated Aug. 24, 2026.
  3. No contrary market close figure surfaced in the evidence reviewed.

Sources

01AP News reportOpen source ↗02AP market report on the same dateOpen source ↗03White House news pageOpen source ↗

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