News

US stocks close the week with gains on the day. S&P and Nasdaq lower for the week.

Products You May Like

The US stocks have closed the week with gains on the day.

The S&P and the Nasdaq remain lower on the week. The Dow and the small-cap Russell 2000 closed higher with the Russell 2000 the best performer on the rotation on hopes lower rates would help those companies going forward.

The final numbers are showing:

  • Dow industrial average rose 654.27 points or 1.64% at 40,589.35.
  • S&P index rose 59.86 points or 1.11% at 5459.09
  • NASDAQ index rose 176.16 points or 1.03%17357.88

The small-cap Russell 2000 rose to 37.08 points or 1.67% at 2260.06.

For the trading week:

  • Dow Industrial Average average rose 0.75%.The Dow closed higher for the fourth consecutive week
  • S&P index fell -0.83%. The S&P index fell for the second consecutive week.
  • NASDAQ index-2.08%. The NASDAQ index fell for the second consecutive week.
  • Russell 2000 rose 3.466% and for the third consecutive week.

Next week is a huge week with Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft all scheduled to release earnings.

Today:

  • Meta Platforms +2.75%
  • Amazon, +1.47%
  • Alphabet -0.17%
  • Apple +0.22%
  • Microsoft +1.64%
  • Tesla -0.20%
  • Nvidia +0.71%

For a list of the other companies scheduled to release can be found HERE. Of course the Fed interest rate decision on Wednesday will also be a key event. The week will also end with the US jobs report on Friday (177K estimate with the unemployment rate at 4.1%).

Products You May Like

Articles You May Like

Russell 2000 Technical Analysis – The market has become sensitive to soft data
US reportedly finalises steep tariffs on China, with many to begin on 27 September
EURUSD runs to the 200 hour MA.
Dollar remains pinned down to start the new week
Australian August business confidence -4 vs. prior +1

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *