
The Dow Jones Industrial Average
bounced on Friday to close out a tough week that saw the index plunge 1,100 points in a single day and complete its longest losing streak since the 1970s. Some cooler-than-expected inflation data helped fuel the session’s rebound.
The 30-stock Dow gained 498.02 points, or 1.18%, to 42,840.26. The S&P 500
added 1.09% to end at 5,930.85, while the Nasdaq Composite
advanced 1.03% and closed at 19,572.60.
November’s reading of the personal consumption expenditures price index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation metric — increased 2.4% year over year. That was a tad less than economists expected and helped defuse some of the bearishness that arose earlier this week when the Fed said it would dial back future rate cuts in part because of stubborn inflation.
All 11 sectors of the S&P 500 ended the day higher, with real estate and information technology among the biggest gainers. Just 53 stocks in the broad market index closed lower on Friday.
”[It’s] unlikely we get a downside catalyst now ahead of Christmas and New Year’s, so [the] moves of the last few days can get unwound a bit.”
Even as the major averages jumped on Friday, all three booked losses on the week. The Dow lost nearly 2.3%, notching its third straight losing week. The S&P 500 fell almost 2% week to date, while the Nasdaq Composite was off by about 1.8%.
Elsewhere, a Trump-endorsed House Republican measure to fund the government for three months and avert a government shutdown failed on Thursday. Without a deal, a partial shutdown is slated to start late Friday night.
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