Market Report - Us Close
US close: Stocks record first monthly loss of the year following surprise tariff announcement
Wall Street stocks recorded their first monthly loss of the year on Friday after going deep into the red on the back of comments made by Donald Trump overnight when he revealed the US would impose tariffs on imports from Mexico.
US close: Stocks finish higher as Fed hints at rate hold
US stocks finished in the green on Thursday, as investors digested a speech from the US central bank's number two official and amid weak readings on US corporate profits and for pending home sales.
US close: Stocks close lower as trade tensions fuel growth concerns
Wall Street equities closed lower on Wednesday, as ongoing trade tensions fuelled worries about growth concerns, leading to increased purchases of government bonds.
US close: Markets finish lower after long weekend of Trump posturing
Wall Street trading reversed its earlier fortunes to finish in the red on Tuesday following the long Memorial Day weekend, as the trade spat between the world's two largest economies remained firmly in focus.
US close: Stocks bounce even as analysts mull outlook for trade talks
Stocks on Wall Street staged a small bounce ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend, after the US President indicated he would be willing to ease restrictions on Chinese telco giant Huawei as part of a broader agreement on trade with the Asian giant.
US close: Markets finish lower as traders angst over state of trade war
Wall Street stocks finished well into the red on Thursday, with fears that trade tensions between Washington and Beijing were set to get worse, rather than better.
US close: Stocks hold losses following FOMC minutes
US stocks closed lower on Wednesday, as the US' intensifying trade war with China overshadowed minutes from the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
US close: Stocks close higher as markets steady following tech sell-off in previous session
US stocks closed higher on Tuesday as a mild semblance of calm seemingly returned to markets following Monday's tech sell-off.
US close: Chipmakers sink as market reacts to Huawei developments
US equities finished in the red on Monday, with market participants concerned about the potential repercussions of the White House's crackdown on Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.
US close: Wall Street loses grip on gains after trade talks reportedly 'stall'
Shares on Wall Street fell back during the last hour of trading after it was reported that trade talks with Beijing appeared to have stalled.
US close: Stocks finish higher as Walmart surpasses first-quarter expectations
Wall Street trading finished in the green on Thursday, extending their gains from a decent session on Wednesday.
US close: Markets finish higher as industrial data misses forecasts
Markets in the US reversed their opening fortunes to finish in the green on Wednesday, a day after the Dow’s strongest performance in a month, as trade concerns continued to mount.
US close: Dow records best single-day performance in a month
Stocks closed higher on Tuesday after Wall Street indices tumbled during the previous session when China announced its plans to raise tariffs on $60bn-worth of US imports on 1 June.
US close: Stocks reverse early losses but analysts say trade talks 'deadlocked'
Wall Street's main equity gauges reversed heavy early losses after American and Chinese trade negotiators said the latest round of trade talks had been "constructive" or "gone fairly well", respectively.
US close: Losses narrow following Trump's 'beautiful letter' from Xi
US stocks closed lower on Thursday following as the White House revealed it would move ahead with preparations to increase tariffs on Chinese exports even as a negotiating team from Beijing arrived in Washington for two days of talks.
US close: Dow closes just two points higher, S&P 500 and Nasdaq losing streak continues
Although they tried to avoid it, opening in the green across the board, US stocks closed mostly lower on Wednesday, extending the S&P 500 and Nasdaq's losing streak to a third straight session on the back of escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing.
US close: Stocks finish in the red as trade concerns continue to weigh
US stocks finished as they started on Tuesday - in the red - amid escalating trade tensions between the US and China.
US close: Stocks pare sharp drop as trade tensions flare
Stocks on Wall Street started the week with slight losses, but only after having pared an initial sharp drop triggered by Washington's decision to further increase tariffs on Chinese exports.
US close: Wall Street finishes red as some big names post earnings
Wall Street reversed its earlier fortunes by the closing bell on Thursday, finishing in the red after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell pushed back on expectations for a rate cut during the previous session.
US close: Stocks dip after FOMC pushes back on calls for rate cut
Stocks on Wednesday finished lower as the Federal Reserve conceded that inflation was running below target but attributed that to transitory factors.