Market Report - Us Close
US close: Santa rally over as stocks finish weaker
US stocks reversed earlier gains to end their Santa rally by the close on Thursday, as investors digested the latest jobless claims.
US close: Airlines descend on Covid cancellations, Nasdaq underperforms
US stocks closed in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors digested data showing America’s trade deficit widened to a record high, while Omicron Covid variant cases continued to surge.
US close: Santa delivers as S&P 500 reaches record high
Wall Street stocks were firmly positive at the end of trading on Thursday, with the S&P 500 turning in its 68th record close of the year.
US close: Wall Street books another solid pre-Christmas session
Wall Street stocks booked their second positive day in a row on Wednesday, as market participants digested third-quarter GDP figures and continued to monitor Covid-19 headlines in the lead-up to the Christmas break.
US close: Stocks snap three-day slump
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Tuesday following a three-day slump for major indices.
US close: Stocks end session firmly in the red as rising Covid cases weigh on sentiment
Wall Street stocks closed sharply lower on Monday as market participants monitored a resurgence in global Covid-19 cases due to the omicron variant.
US close: Stocks finish lower in final session of volatile week
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Friday as a volatile week for blue-chips drew to a close.
US close: Nasdaq tumbles as investors react to hawkish central banks
Equities on Wall Street closed weaker on Thursday, with the Nasdaq turning in its worst performance in almost three months, as investors reacted to increasingly hawkish central banks.
US close: Stocks higher as Fed commits to more aggressive tapering
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve confirmed it was turning its tapering plans up to 11, and signalled three rate hikes next year.
US close: Stocks firmly lower following PPI reading
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Tuesday as market participants thumbed over last month's producer price index and concerns related to the Covid-19 omicron variant continued to weigh on sentiment.
US close: Stocks lower as omicron fears weigh on sentiment
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Monday as the Covid-19 omicron variant was back in focus.
US close: Stocks end session higher following CPI reading
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Friday as investors digested key inflation data.
US close: Wall Street breaks three-day winning streak
Wall Street stocks closed weaker on Thursday, breaking a three-day rally for the major United States indices.
US close: Stocks higher as investors take Omicron in their stride
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing just below its record, as concerns over the economic disruption of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 waned.
US close: Stocks firmly higher as omicron fears fade
Wall Street stocks stormed ahead on Tuesday as major indices built upon the previous session's solid gains.
US close: Stocks end session higher as omicron fears seemingly fade
Wall Street stocks traded higher on Monday as market participants seemed to become relaxed about the new Covid-19 omicron variant.
US close: Stocks end session lower following non-farm payrolls data
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Friday, with a volatile week for markets continuing as market participants digested November's non-farm payrolls report.
US close: Dow surges more than 600 points in Thursday rebound
Wall Street finished well into positive territory on Thursday, with the Dow turning in its best rise in a year in terms of points, after the first case of the ‘Omicron’ variant of Covid-19 fuelled another sell-off in the previous session.
US close: Stocks turn sharply negative as Omicron arrives in US
Wall Street stocks turned sharply to close well below the waterline on Wednesday, as the US confirmed its first case of the ‘Omicron’ variant in California.