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US markets extend gains as tech, financial stocks rise

All major US stock markets closed higher on Wednesday, August 26, pulled up by gains in technology and financial sectors. The blue-chip S&P 500 an...

US stocks rise on vaccine hopes, positive economic outlook

Benchmark S&P 500 and NASDAQ composite closed at record highs for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, August 24, after significant gains in con...

S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs after tech, energy stocks rally

Benchmark US indices closed at record highs on Monday, August 23, pulled up by gains in technology and energy segments as investors turned their focus...

US indices close higher as tech, consumer stocks rally

Benchmark US indices closed higher on Friday, August 20, propelled by gains in technology stocks after investors ignored concerns of delta infections...

US stocks slip on retail data

Benchmark US indices closed lower on Tuesday, August 17, dragged down by loss in mega-cap stocks and weaker-than-expected retail sales data. The S&am...

US stocks trade flat on gloomy Chinese economic data

Benchmark US indices traded near flat on Monday, August 17, after the latest Chinese economic data showed the country’s recovery rate in July wa...

Dow, S&P 500 see record close on positive economic outlook

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closed the week at record highs on Friday, August 13, after better-than-expected quarterly result...

Nasdaq, S&P 500 close higher on tech gains

The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 Index edged higher on Thursday, August 12, as tech stocks saw notable gains, while the Dow Jones closed flat...

Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs as senate passes infra bill

Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index closed at all-time highs on Tuesday, August 10, as investors laid bets on economy-sensitive sto...

US stocks close flat on oil slide, covid fears

Benchmark US indices closed flat on Monday, August 9, as global oil prices tumbled amid rising delta virus concerns, deterring investors from explorin...

S&P 500, Dow Jones rise after strong jobs report

The S&P 500 Index and Dow Industrial Average ticked up after the Labor Department reported strong jobs growth in July, but NASDAQ Composite declin...

US stocks slip on weak jobs data

The blue-chip S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average declined from the previous close, and the tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite closed flat on Wednes...

US markets edge higher on earnings optimism

Benchmark US indices closed higher on Tuesday, August 3, boosted by gains in healthcare and technology stocks and optimism about strong quarterly earn...

US markets end flat; consumer, healthcare stocks gain

Benchmark US indices closed flat on Monday, August 2, as investors started trading in the new month with a subdued note amid concerns over rising case...

US stock indices slip into red amid mixed cues

Benchmark US indices slipped into the red on Friday, July 30, dragged down by losses in most sectors and closing the trading week on a subdued note....

US stocks advance on GDP data, economy outlook

Benchmark US indices closed higher on Thursday, July 29, after the latest government data showed that the GDP grew marginally from the pre-pandemic pe...

Nasdaq edges up on tech earnings boost

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index closed higher on Wednesday, July 28, a day after big technology companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft post...

US indices slip, weighed down by technology, consumer stocks

Benchmark US indices drifted from their recent gains on Tuesday, July 27, dragged down by technology and consumer stocks, even as Q2 earnings reports...

Wall Street stocks end flat ahead of big tech earnings week

US stocks closed flat on Monday, July 26, as investors seemed to have taken a break ahead of a busy earnings week with many big technology giants like...

US benchmarks end week in green as tech stocks rise

All major US stock markets closed the week on a positive note on Friday, July 23, as the mega-cap technology and consumer stocks rallied, lifting the...