Market Report - Us Close
US close: Stocks claw back some losses in year's penultimate trading session
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Thursday but major indices remained firmly on course for a losing year after 2022's penultimate session.
US close: Major indices register heavy losses
Wall Street stocks registered heavy losses on Wednesday, putting the US stock market firmly on track for its worst year since 2008.
US close: Stocks tumble amid renewed rate rise fears
Stocks tumbled on Wall Street on Thursday, reversing most of their gains made on Wednesday, as a raft of decent data replaced hopes of a pre-Christmas ‘Santa rally’ with renewed rate hike fears.
US close: Dow adds 500 points as Santa brings his cheer
Wall Street stocks closed in positive territory on Wednesday, as traders refused to give up hope of a possible Santa rally.
US close: Stocks higher following shock BoJ decision
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Tuesday despite ongoing recessionary concerns and an unexpected move from Japan's central bank.
US close: Stocks lower as recessionary fears continue to weigh on sentiment
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Monday following back-to-back losing weeks for major indices.
US close: Stocks sharply lower as Fed's rate decision remains in focus
Wall Street stocks closed sharply lower on Thursday as market participants continued to process the Federal Reserve's latest policy update.
US close: Stocks turn southwards after Fed rate hike
Wall Street stocks reversed their earlier gains to close weaker on Wednesday, as market participants digested a 50-basis point interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve.
US close: Stocks higher after CPI slips in November
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Tuesday as November's all-important inflation report seemed to indicate that inflation may be peaking.
US close: Dow adds 500 points amid storm of deal news
Wall Street stocks were in the green at the closing bell on Monday, as market participants remained focussed on the Federal Reserve's ongoing fight against inflation.
US close: S&P 500 snaps five-day losing streak as stocks rise
Wall Street stocks finished in positive territory on Thursday, with the S&P 500 breaking a five-day losing streak, as investors digested this week's jobless claims report from the Labor Department.
US close: Stocks mostly weaker amid ongoing economic jitters
Wall Street stocks were mostly weaker at the closing bell on Wednesday, as market participants started losing faith in the Federal Reserve's ability to engineer a soft landing.
US close: Stocks lower as trade gap widens in November
Wall Street stocks were in the red at the close of trading on Tuesday after the Commerce Department revealed that the US trade deficit had widened in November.
US close: Stocks lower as China easing fails to lift sentiment
Wall Street stocks ended the session lower on Monday as market participants digested last month's non-manufacturing purchasing managers index from the Institute for Supply Management and headlines from China.
US close: Stocks slide as traders book post-Powell profits
Wall Street stocks were mostly lower at the close on Thursday, having surged in the previous session after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell suggested a slowdown in the pace of rate hikes was on the horizon.
US close: Stocks surge after Jerome Powell speech
Wall Street stocks closed well above the waterline on Wednesday, as market participants digested comments from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell after an avalanche of economic data.