Market Report - Us Close
US close: Stocks register modest gains despite heightened Middle East tensions
Major indices were in the green at the close of trading on Wednesday despite renewed fears of a full-scale ground war in the Middle East.
US close: Investors take profits as Iran sends missiles into Israel
US stocks fell on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 retreating from record highs and the Nasdaq hitting a two-week low, amid an escalation of conflict in the Middle East.
US close: Stocks stage late rally as Powell discusses future rate cuts
US stocks registered mild gains on Monday after a late rally following comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, who indicated that interest-rate cuts would continue – albeit by a reduced amount – in the coming months.
US close: Dow claws back majority of Wednesday's losses
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Thursday as major indices reclaimed a significant chunk of the previous session's losses.
US close: Indices retreat from record highs in quiet session
US stocks finished mostly lower on Wednesday as investors chose to take profits after the record highs seen on the Dow and S&P 500 the previous session, as optimism surrounding stimulus measures in China quickly faded.
US close: Dow, S&P 500 reach new highs on China stimulus
US stocks rose on Tuesday, helping the Dow and S&P 500 both to set new record highs, with sentiment continuing to be lifted by last week's bumper rate cut by the Federal Reserve, along with a raft of stimulus measures announced in China.
US close: Stocks extend rate cut-fuelled rally another session
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to build on its record close yet again.
US close: Dow Jones extends post-Fed decision winning streak
Wall Street stocks delivered a mixed performance on Friday following the previous session's strong rally.
US close: Dow Jones rallies more than 520 points to fresh record
Wall Street stocks closed sharply higher on Thursday as traders celebrated the Federal Reserve's decision to slash interest rates by half a percentage point.
US close: Stocks fall, markets choppy as Fed slashes interest rates by 50bp
US stock markets finished a memorable day in the red on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve made its biggest cut to interest rates in 16 years.
US close: Stocks mixed as investors turn to Fed decision
Wall Street saw mixed results on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates, due on Wednesday.
US close: Dow hits new record, but markets subdued ahead of Fed
Stocks put in a mixed performance on Monday, with the Nasdaq falling into the red but the Dow reaching a new all-time high, though gains were modest as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting on Wednesday.
US close: Stocks extend win streak as markets eye rate cut
US stocks rose again on Friday, capping off an impressive win streak that more or less erased the losses made last week, as investors awaited a widely expected interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve in the coming days.
US close: Stocks rise as producer price inflation eases
US stocks put in solid gains on Thursday as investors assessed how slowing producer-price inflation would affect the near-term outlook for interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting.
US close: Stocks race higher as investors digest inflation figures
Despite an earlier wobble, US equity markets raced into positive territory on Wednesday as investors assessed a key inflation report and what it means for interest rates ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting next week.
US close: Stocks mixed ahead of presidential debate
Wall Street stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday following big wins for major indices in the previous session.
US close: Dow Jones reclaims Friday's losses
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Monday as major indices tried to right the ship after a brutal first week of September trading.
US close: Dow Jones sheds more than 200 points
Major indices delivered a mixed performance on Thursday as market participants thumbed over a number of data points in an effort to gain more insight into the current state of the US economy.
US close: Dow does little to reclaim Tuesday's heavy losses
Major indices turned in a mixed performance on Wednesday as the blue-chip Dow Jones managed to claw back some of yesterday's losses.
US close: Stocks sharply lower following August manufacturing PMIs
Wall Street stocks closed firmly lower on Tuesday as traders returned from the Labor Day long weekend to fresh manufacturing data.