US stocks continued wild volatility, bouncing off sudden early losses to end the mix amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war would do to the economy.
The S&P 500 rose 0.1% on Wednesday, extending its winning streak to the seventh day. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composites slipped 0.1%.
The index started the day low after suggesting that the US economy could have contracted at the beginning of the year before most of Trump’s announced tariffs came into effect. The S&P 500 had fallen by 2.3%.
on wednesday:
The S&P 500 rose 8.23 points (0.1%) to 5,569.06.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 141.74 points (0.3%) to 40,669.36.
Nasdaq Composite fell to 17,446.34, 14.98 points (0.1%).
The Russell 2000 Index for small businesses fell 12.40 points (0.6%) to 1,964.12.
week:
The S&P 500 has increased by 43.85 points (0.8%).
The Dow has increased by 555.86 points (1.4%).
NASDAQ is up 63.40, or 0.4%.
The Russell 2000 rose 6.50 points to 0.3%.
this year:
The S&P 500 has dropped by 312.57 points, or 5.3%.
The Dow has dropped by 1,874.86 points, or 4.4%.
Nasdaq is down 1,864.45, or 9.7%.
The Russell 2000 has dropped by 266.04 points, or 11.9%.
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