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US stocks: Dow closes higher on first day of 2026, still no Santa Claus rally

[NEW YORK] The Dow and S&P 500 indices ended higher on Friday (Jan 2), starting 2026 by snapping a four-day losing streak, helped by gains in chipmakers Nvidia, Intel and Boeing

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 42.7 points, or 0.09 per cent, at the open to 48,105.98.

Wall Street opens higher on first trading day of 2026

[WASHINGTON] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on the first trading day of 2026, as risk sentiment improved after multiple sessions in the final days of a roller-coaster 2025 ended in the red.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 27.1 points, or 0.06 per cent, at the open to 48,434.88.

Wall Street opens subdued after tech-led drop halts rally

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened muted on Tuesday (Dec 30), a day after logging their steepest one-day decline in nearly two weeks as technology stocks came under renewed selling pressure.

The Nasdaq Composite dropped 178.4 points, or 0.76 per cent, to 23,414.679 at the opening bell.

Wall St opens lower as rally pauses in final week of 2025

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Dec 29), as heavyweight technology stocks gave up some ground from last week’s gains which had pushed the S&P 500 to new highs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7.15 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 48,724.01.

Wall Street little changed in post-Christmas session

[NEW YORK] Wall Street indexes opened nearly flat in light post-Christmas trading on Friday (Dec 26), while investors bet that more interest rate cuts and strong corporate earnings would propel market...

The S&P 500 lost 29.36 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 6,857.45 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 171.04 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 23,485.26.

S&P 500, Nasdaq opens lower on Oracle AI spending jitters

[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Thursday (Dec 11) as fresh worries over Oracle’s hefty AI spending plans overshadow optimism over a less hawkish tone from the Federal Reserve.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.5 points, or 0.03 per cent, at the open to 47,971.51.

US stocks open higher as investors await Fed rate cut decision

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened modestly higher on Monday (Dec 8) as investors priced in expectations that the Federal Reserve will deliver a long-awaited rate cut later this week in a me...

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For the week, the S&P 500 gained 0.3%, the Nasdaq rose 0.9%, and the Dow climbed 0.5%.

US: Wall St closes with slight gains as data keeps Fed cut expectations on track

[NEW YORK] US stocks closed out the trading week with slight gains on Friday (Dec 5) as the latest flurry of economic data kept elevated expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week ...

The S&P 500 has consolidated around the 6,700 to 6,900 level. The next projected upside target is near 7,200.

Can November’s market rally last?

The trajectory of gold and silver prices suggests that not everyone is spellbound by the rise