Market Report - Us Close
US close: Markets mixed as traders cling to US-China trade deal hopes
Wall Street trading ended on a mixed note on Thursday, as traders held out hope that the world's two largest economies could finally call a truce on their ongoing trade war.
US close: Mixed session on the Street ahead of Trump-Xi meeting at G20
Wall Street stocks turned in a mixed performance on Wednesday ahead of a key meeting between Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later in the week.
US close: Street finishes in the red as traders watch Iran developments
Wall Street finished south after a session of losses on Tuesday, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continued to build and on the heels of some much weaker-than-expected consumer confidence data.
US close: Mixed session on the Street as geopolitical tensions remain firmly in focus
Wall Street stocks closed with some mixed results on the first day of trading this week as geopolitical tensions remained firmly in focus.
US close: Stocks dip amid 'dovish' Fedspeak with focus trained on G 20
Stocks finished slightly lower at the end of the week amid a flurry of 'dovish' remarks from top US central bank officials, even as markets kept a close eye on remarks out of Washington and Beijing ahead of an expected meeting between the US and Chinese Presidents on the margins of the G-20 leaders' summit in Japan scheduled for the following week.
US close: Markets finish higher as Gulf tensions tighten further
Stocks finished the same colour as they started on Thursday - in the green - as crude oil futures leapt higher as tensions in the Persian Gulf worsened sharply.
US close: Markets rise as Fed keeps interest rates steady
Wall Street markets finished in the green on Wednesday, after the Fed decided to stand pat on interest rates, although it did pave the way for possible rate cuts going forward.
US close: Stocks eke out slight gains as market awaits FOMC meeting
Stocks closed slightly higher to start the week on Monday, with investors looking ahead to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the week and the upcoming G-20 leaders' summit in Japan.
US close: Stocks end the week with losses as weak Chinese data weighs on sentiment
Stocks closed lower on Friday as investors reacted to economic data out of China and tensions between the US and Iran following an attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman a day earlier.
US close: Dow bounces back as energy stocks rally on news of tanker attacks
Wall Street closed higher on Thursday after Donald Trump declined to set a deadline on slapping tariffs on a further $325bn-worth of Chinese imports and energy stocks rallied on the back of two oil tankers being damaged in suspected attacks off the coast of Iran.
US close: Stocks fall for second straight day as trade concerns take centre stage
Wall Street stocks closed lower for a second consecutive day on Wednesday after the White House hardened its stance on trade talks with China.
US close: Stocks end the session lower as trade tensions come back into focus
The Dow ended its daily winning streak at six on Tuesday as a decline in tech and industrial shares, as well as ongoing trade tensions, weighed on sentiment.
US close: Stocks extend rally as Trump abandons Mexican import tariffs
Wall Street stocks extended their recent rally into a fifth day on Monday amid positive news coming from Washington regarding border control negotiations with Mexican officials.
US close: Dow records best week since November as investors prep for potential rate cuts
Wall Street stocks recorded some solid gains on Friday, seeing out its best week since November on a four-day winning streak amid hopes of progress on trade talks between the US and Mexico and increased chances of a Fed rate by the end of the year.
US close: Dow extends winning streak into third day on reports of Mexican tariff reprieve
US stocks closed higher on Thursday, drawing a close to a tumultuous session on the Street and extending their rally to a third straight day.
US close: Stocks record second straight day of gains
Stocks closed higher on Wednesday, extending the rally they initiated in the previous session as investors remained hopeful the Fed will lower interest rates before the end of the year.
US close: Dow surges as Powell signals Fed willingness to ease monetary policy
Wall Street stocks recorded their second best day of the year on Tuesday, as market focus shifted from trade concerns to monetary policy when Fed chair Jerome Powell signalled the central would be open to easing monetary policy in order to save the economy.
US close: Nasdaq enters correction territory as Justice Department probe batters tech stocks
Wall Street stocks kicked off June in much the same fashion they wrapped up May - with losses - as investors still fretting on multiple fronts as a result of the US administration's trade offensive, a new Justice Department antitrust probe and the deepening inversion of the Treasury yield curve.