On Thursday, a rally contributed to the recovery of U.S. stock indexes following a mostly negative performance the previous week. The NASDAQ’s increase of over 1% brought it within four-tenths of a percentage point below its record closing high established on November 19, 2021. Both the S&P 500 and the Dow extended their record highs set 11 days earlier.
The substantial daily gains on Thursday were driven by a stronger-than-expected earnings report from a major semiconductor company. The NASDAQ experienced its most significant surge in 12 months, rising nearly 3.0%, while the S&P 500 recorded its largest increase in 13 months at 2.1%.
Reviewing the U.S. Stock Markets, the Nasdaq Composite, recorded a decent gain of 278 points, reaching a closing value of 16,274 points by the end of the week. Similarly, the S&P 500 index showed a positive trend, adding 49 points to settle at 5,088 points. Meanwhile, DJIA Index experienced a notable hike, losing 44 points during the week and concluding at 39,087 points after a week of gain.
In contrast, Russell 3000 Index saw a hike in week performance, with a slight gain of 31 points to reach 2,944 points by the end of the week.
Moving to Russell 2000 Index, demonstrated a notable hike of 60 points, ending the week at 2,076 points.
