The U.S. stock market broadened its rally this week, with all S&P 500 sectors booking weekly gains, as investors appeared relieved by interest rates in the bond market reversing some of their recent startling climb.
Financial stocks had among the biggest gains among the S&P 500 ‘s 11 sectors in afternoon trading Wednesday, as shares of Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. each jumped more than 7%, according to FactSet data,
Major U.S. stock indexes were on course to post strong weekly gains in late-afternoon trading Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading the way up. The Dow was on pace to rise 3.8% this week,
The "Magnificent Seven" continue to dominate the investor landscape, but don't forget that there are 493 other names in the S&P 500 to take note of.
The dot-com bubble was a unique period that saw 1999 (a gain of 19.53%) just miss out on extending this historic streak of gains to five years. But in 2000, 2001, and 2002, the S&P 500 dropped by 10.14%, 13.04%, and 23.37%, respectively.
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A gauge of the U.S. equities market that equally weights stocks in the S&P 500 index was up again Friday, as the market continued its broad rally this week. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF was gaining 0.
Lofty expectations for US corporate profits mean that the flood of earnings reports due in the coming fortnight will play a particularly important role in setting the direction for Wall Street stocks, investors say, after a shaky start to 2025.
On Thursday, the S&P 500 dropped 0.21 percent to 5,937.34, snapping a three-day winning streak, as major tech stocks declined, according to CNBC. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.89 percent to 19,338.29, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 68.42 points, or 0.16 percent, closing at 43,153.13.
The good news is that, on average, bull markets tend to outlast bear markets. The average S&P 500 bull market between 1929 and 2023 has lasted 1,011 days, according to data from Bespoke Investment Group, while the average bear market has gone on for around 286 days.