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S&P 5007,744▲ 0.28%Nasdaq26,550▲ 0.27%Dow Jones52,475▲ 0.19%Nasdaq 10029,813▲ 0.55%VIX16.91▼ 3.48%US Dollar102.13▼ 0.19%Gold spot4,006▲ 0.30%WTI101.94▼ 0.82%

US stocks close higher, S&P 500 up 0.3%

S&P 500Market wrap
US stocks close higher, S&P 500 up 0.3%

The S&P 500 inched up 0.3% to 7,743.98 on Wednesday; 247 of the 500 US stocks we track advanced and 253 declined.

The S&P 500 added 0.3% to 7,743.98 on Wednesday 28 October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.2% to 52,475, and the Nasdaq Composite inched up 0.3% to 26,550.

Of the 500 US stocks tracked by StocksXray, 247 rose and 253 fell. Technology was the strongest sector (+0.7% on average) and real estate the weakest (−1.4%). The biggest gainers were Vertiv (+16.5%), Flex (+11.6%), Oracle (+10.7%); the biggest decliners were F5 (−20.4%), Costar (−14.0%), C. H. Robinson Worldwide (−11.1%).

Elsewhere, the US dollar index gave up 0.2% and the VIX volatility index fell to 16.9.

For the year, the S&P 500 is up 13.1% and sits 1.0% below its 52-week high. Our Market Compass reads Risk-on, with 0 of 7 warning signals on. More on the S&P 500 and the world indices.

The numbers

MarketLastDayWeek
S&P 5007,743.98+0.28%−0.17%
Dow Jones Industrial Average52,475.10+0.19%−0.72%
Nasdaq Composite26,549.85+0.27%−0.57%
Prices are end-of-day from our own data. Educational only.

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S&P 500 edges up 0.28% as Fed holds rates steady1 hour agoEuropean stocks close mixed, STOXX Europe 600 up 0.1%6 hours agoAsian stocks close mixed, KOSPI up 6.6% and Nifty 50 down 0.2%15 hours agoEuropean shares close higher as tech gains outweigh bank weakness19 hours ago

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Educational only, not financial advice. Numbers beside the story are from our own data.