Overall, the market’s trends were favorable to the largest U.S. stock funds, each of which are index funds tracking the S&P 500. All four finished 2023 ahead of at least 70% of other large-blend ...

History says the S&P 500 could rise 9% by the end of 2023. Since 1945, the S&P 500 returned an average of 4.2% in the second half of each year, and the index produced a positive return 69% of the ...

Stock Market News, Dec. 28, 2023: ... The benchmark index closed up slightly up and is just 0.3% below its closing record ... Bitcoin slipped below $43,000 but still remained close to its 2023 high.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) rose 0.2% to close at 34,585.35, marking its highest closing in 2023. Notably, 17 components of the 30-stock index ended in positive territory, while 13 in ...

U.S. stock markets closed marginally higher on Friday following mixed earnings results for first-quarter 2023. ... 15 components of the 30-stock index ended in negative territory and 15 in ...

July 28, 2023 at 5:31 PM ET U.S. stock indexes closed higher Friday, lifted by tech shares, as blue-chip earnings and fresh inflation data rolled in. Read today's full markets roundup here .

S&P 500: While the broadest measure of the US stock market closed 0.28% lower on Friday, leaving it just under 30 points away from a record-high close, it gained 24% this year, ending 2023 with a ...

Half of large-growth funds held a below-index stake in consumer cyclical, and more than two-thirds were underweight in technology. Most instead favored healthcare—among 2023′s worst-performing ...