Market Week

The stock market fared quite nicely during the Fourth of July week.

Stocks closed generally higher for the week, with the Russell 2000, the Nasdaq, and the Global Dow posting gains, while the large caps of the Dow and the S&P 500 declined.

The end of the week saw a bit of a downturn, but not enough to keep the benchmark indexes listed here from closing the week higher.

U.S. stocks outpaced the rest of the world last week as global investors sought relief from the turmoil caused by European elections.

The Markets (as of market close May 31, 2024) Equities generally closed lower by the end of the week with, the Nasdaq and the Dow falling furthest among the benchmark indexes listed here. The Russell 2000 and the Global Dow were flat. Investors spent the week...

Tech shares, particularly AI stocks, helped push the Nasdaq, and to a much lesser extent, the S&P 500 higher last week.

Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced for the fourth straight week, which is the first time that has happened since February.

The market closed last week higher. Investor sentiment was bolstered by good corporate earnings results from key megacaps.

The markets enjoyed a solid week of gains on the heels of favorable corporate earnings data and a softer-than-expected employment report (see below).

Stocks closed last week higher, driven up by tech and communication shares.