S&P 500, Dow hit all-time closing highs
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Stocks were riding high ahead of the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 tallying a fresh intraday record during the abbreviated Christmas Eve session. But for investors, the real gift from Wall Street comes the day after Christmas.
The benchmark S&P 500 hit its latest record, setting up Wall Street to ride into the Christmas holiday on a high note.
U.S. stock futures were mostly steady Thursday night as Wall Street reopened after Christmas. The pause followed a strong holiday-shortened session. The S&P 500 hit a fresh intraday record. The Dow Jones closed at a new high.
The Dow Jones ended 230 points lower, after giving up over 500 points from the highs of the day. The S&P 500 fell 1.2%, while the Nasdaq saw losses of 1.8% led by losses in most AI-linked names. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed below their respective 50-Day Moving Average (DMA).
Major stock indexes ended sharply higher Thursday after delayed Consumer Price Index data came in better than expected, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and benchmark S&P 500 snapping four-session losing streaks.
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