By Kim Clark From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Today, there are an estimated 3 million indexes that provide benchmarks against which to measure investment performance and serve as recipes for the portfolios of a vast number of indexed mutual and exchange-traded funds. Here’s a quick summary of some of the most common indexes. Most weight their […]
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How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Friday Sept. 23, 2022
Markets sold off around the world on mounting signs the global economy is weakening just as central banks raise the pressure even more with additional hikes to interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at its lowest point of the year Friday. The S&P 500 fell 1.7 percent, close to its 2022 low. Energy […]
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Tuesday Sept. 13, 2022
The stock market fell the most since June 2020 following Wall Street’s humbling realization that inflation is not slowing as much as hoped. The Dow lost more than 1,250 points and the S&P 500 sank 4.3 percent. A hotter-than-expected report on inflation Tuesday has traders bracing for the Federal Reserve to ultimately raise interest rates […]
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Wednesday Sept. 7, 2022
Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street, placing the market on pace to break a 3-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent Wednesday, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose even more. Small-company stocks outpaced the rest of the market. Airlines did well after United raised its revenue forecast following a busy summer travel season. […]
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Tuesday Sept. 6, 2022
Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street, extending the market’s losses into a 4th straight week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4 percent Tuesday. Technology companies posted some of the biggest losses, pulling the Nasdaq composite down even more. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also fell. Markets are coming off of a three-week losing streak as investors […]
Stocks Close Higher, but Indexes Still End Week in the Red
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street on Friday, but the market still ended the week lower as inflation worries weighed on investors’ moods earlier in the week. The S&P 500 index added 33.58 points, or 0.7 percent, to end at 4,682.85. While it closed higher, the benchmark index still ended the week down 0.3 percent. […]