Market Report - Us Close
US close: Markets mixed as focus turns from Fed to trade
US stocks finished in a mixed state on Thursday, as investors continued to react to the Federal Reserve's latest policy announcement and got hopeful about trade talks between US and Chinese officials in Washington.
US close: Stocks mixed as Fed cuts interest rates by 25 basis points
US stocks finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors reacted to a rate cut decision from the US Federal Reserve late in the session.
US close: Stocks end session higher as crude oil futures slide
US stocks closed higher on Tuesday as crude oil futures skidded lower amid reports that Saudi oil output could be fully restored as quickly as had originally been anticipated.
US close: Dow snaps eight-day winning streak following drone strikes in Saudi Arabia
Wall Street stocks closed weaker on Monday after an attack on a Saudi Arabian oilfield and the country's key processing facility sparked fears that a surge in crude prices could add to the slowdown in the global economy.
US close: Dow records eighth consecutive day of gains
US stocks turned in a mixed performance on Friday, with the Dow Jones seeing out the session near all-time highs while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lagged behind.
US close: Stocks close slightly higher following Trump's 'good will' gesture
Wall Street stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday, with investors' attention centred on global trade developments after Donald Trump agreed to hold off on additional tariff increases on Chinese goods for two weeks as a "gesture of good will".
US close: Dow tops 27,000 for the first time since July
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Wednesday as the focus shifted between Apple's product launch a day earlier and trade relations between China and the US.
US close: Dow Jones closes higher for fifth day in a row
US stocks turned in another mixed performance on Tuesday after some weak Chinese data overnight was overshadowed by reports that the country had agreed to increase purchases of American agricultural products.
US close: Mixed performance on the Street following jobs report
Wall Street stocks turned in a mixed performance on Friday as investors scoured over the key monthly jobs report amid speculation that something positive might be afoot on the US-China trade front.
US close: Stocks close higher as Beijing and Washington agree to trade talks
Wall Street stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday after China's Commerce Ministry revealed that Beijing's top trade negotiator, Liu He, had spoken with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
US close: Stocks close higher following solid Chinese data
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Wednesday after a report revealed that China's services sector expanded at its fastest pace in three months in August and a controversial bill that led to recent tensions in Hong Kong was withdrawn.
US close: Stocks close sharply lower as trade tensions escalate
Stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday following the Labor Day break after the latest round of US-China trade tariffs kicked-in over the weekend.
US close: Mixed session closes out turbulent month
US stocks turned in a mixed performance on Friday as the cooling of trade tensions between the US and China somewhat helped markets.
US close: Markets finish higher as China talks of 'calm' trade resolution
Stocks finished higher in the US on Thursday, as China's desire to calmly wrap up its trade war with the US gave investor sentiment a much-needed boost.
US close: Markets finish higher as investors keep eye on yields
US stocks finished higher on Wednesday, as investors appeared to shrug off ongoing trade fears and a flashing recession indicator in focus.
US close: Stocks reverse early gains as trade war weighs on sentiment
Stocks closed lower on Tuesday as Washington's trade war with Beijing weighed on sentiment.
US close: Stocks close higher as US and China look to restart trade talks
US stocks closed higher on Monday after Donald Trump announced the US and China were "getting back to the table".
US close: Stocks close sharply lower as trade tensions overshadow Powell's address
Stocks closed sharply lower on Friday following news that China was readying $75bn-worth of tariffs on US products and some hotly anticipated comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
US close: Stocks finish mixed as news rolls in from Jackson Hole
Trading finished as it started on Thursday - on a mixed note - as investors continued to digest updates from the Federal Reserve's central banking symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
US close: Stocks hold gains following Fed minutes
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Wednesday as investors digested some solid figures from major retailers and minutes from the last meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee to be published.