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S&P 500 and Dow Jones surge to new highs; post best month of the year so far
S&P 500: 6,032.38 (+0.6%)
DJIA: 44,910.65 (+0.4%)
Nasdaq-100: 20,930.36 (+0.9%)
Eurostoxx: 4,804.40 (+1.0%)
U.S. crude futures: 68.00 (-1.1%)
On Friday, the Dow Jones and S&P 500 surged to new highs following a shortened trading day on the back of the Thanksgiving holiday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 rose by 0.6% and 0.9% respectively, boosted by gains in chipmaker stocks on positive news that the Biden administratio...

Today’s US Stock Market Highlights: Major Indices Close at Record Highs
November 30, 2024 – U.S. stocks closed higher across the board, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.42%, the Nasdaq Composite up 0.83%, and the S&P 500 gaining 0.56%. Notably, both the Dow and the S&P 500 reached new intraday and closing all-time highs, signaling strong market momentum. Today’s rally not only reflected the heal...

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Services prices, up 0.4%, drove October inflation, reflecting a surge in portfolio management fees in line with equity market gains. U.S. personal income for October significantly exceeded expectations. PCE data supports the Fed’s cautious approach to future rate cuts.
While the market still expects a December rate cut, the Nasdaq 100 fell over 1% after the data release. Weekly initial jobless claims stood at 213,000, rema...

S&P 500: 5,998.74 (-0.4%)
DJIA: 44,722.06 (-0.3%)
Nasdaq-100: 20,744.49 (-0.9%)
Eurostoxx: 4,733.15 (-0.6%)
U.S. crude futures: 68.72 (-0.1%)
U.S. indices pulled back on Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, while personal consumption expenditures (PCE) data rose 0.2% in October, within estimates. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones both came off their record highs, snapping multiple consecutive days...