January 2, 2024 - U.S. Stocks rose 26.4% (including dividends), the biggest rally in the US Market Index since 2019. Stocks were up 12.1% in the fourth quarter, the index’s best quarterly performance since late 2020.

Stocks and bonds have soared this week after the Federal Reserve signaled rate hikes are over and cuts are coming. Heading into Friday, the S&P 500 is less than 2% away from its all-time high last seen in January 2022, and the rally is broadening ...

The annualized return over the 5-year period ended December 31, 2023 ranged from a low of –7.99 percent for China’s HSI index to a high of 13.73 percent for the S&P 500. The selected indexes are broad measures of stock market performance in their respective countries.

December 30, 2023 - The benchmark S&P 500 index inched lower Friday, the last trading day of 2023, but ended the year with a 24.2% gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 13% this year, and the Nasdaq soared 43%, driven by gains in big technology ...

December 2, 2025 - On the other side of the coin was ... 4.36% for the month but remained up 223.67% YTD (67.80% from the 2023 close). Even as selling overpowered buying, there was still enough buying to support the market and limit the overall impact....

Multi-factor, dividend yield and value in particular generated strong overall returns. ... All in all, 2023 was the second best year for global equity markets over the past 10 years, after 2019.

January 2, 2024 - Instead of ending the year with a bang by surpassing its all-time high, the S&P 500 let out a whimper and fell 0.28% on the last trading day of 2023.

January 9, 2024 - While a 6.9% annual return from 2000-2023 seems paltry, that’s still a total return of 410% for the S&P 500 with dividends.2 · I don’t know what returns will look like in the future.

January 13, 2024 - Lately, the markets have been much kinder to investors, with both stocks and bonds holding their own. The good returns for 2023 are thanks in no small part to the brilliant performance of the last three months of the year — fueled by growing expectations that the U.S.

December 29, 2023 - The Dow rose 13% for the year. The S&P enjoyed gains of 24%, and the Nasdaq swelled more than 40% in 2023. The resilience of the stock market played out against the backdrop of an aggressive tightening campaign from the Federal Reserve.

December 31, 2023 - The FTSE 250 index of smaller companies rose by about 4.5% over the year, picking up gains towards the end of 2023 as traders bet that UK interest rates had peaked. Within the FTSE 100, there were some impressive performances.

The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 6966 points on January 9, 2026, gaining 0.65% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.16% and is up 19.55% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference ...

December 29, 2023 - Bolstered by the combination of a solid economy, better-than-expected corporate earnings, and an apparent end to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes, stocks rallied 25% in 2023.

1 week ago - Despite some headwinds, 2025 may ... years. US stocks added 17% on a price return basis, following a 23% gain in 2024 and 24% gain in 2023....

May 22, 2025 - The S&P 500's annual average return in 2024 was 23.31%, a little less than 2023's 26% jump. Returns may fluctuate widely yearly, but holding onto investments over time can help. It can be nerve-racking to watch the stock market fluctuate up ...

July 9, 2025 - The activity of pricing, buying and selling stocks occurs in the stock market. Stock prices often fluctuate. Between November 2023 and November 2024, the S&P 500 trended higher, following a general downward trend between August and October 2023.

January 16, 2024 - The Fed finishes 2023 with a bang, plus 40 notable events that helped shape markets this year.

YTD by S&P U.S. Broad Market ... U.S. Large Cap ... U.S. Small Cap ... U.S. Treasury ... Source of all data is FactSet. Returns shown are total returns. Total return, when measuring performance, is the actual rate of return of an investment or a pool of investments over a given evaluation period.

S&P 500 Index ($SPX) Performance Report with historical highs & lows, new high & low prices, past performance, latest news.

3 days ago - Emerging markets led the way, up 3% for the month, as the S&P 500 ended virtually flat. The Russell 2000 posted the worst December of all indices, down 0.6%. Sector performance was also split for the month, as Financials led, advancing 3.1%. ...