S&P 500 Misses New Closing High by 4 Points

Wednesday, January 22, 2025We saw another positive day in the stock market this Hump Day — not as promising as when the opening bell sounded, perhaps, but substantial nevertheless. The Dow grew by another +130 points, +0.30%, while the S&P doubled that: +0.61%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way again — +251 points, +1.27%, but the small-cap Russell 2000 slid -14 points on the day, -0.62%.The S&P came close to closing at a new all-time high today at 6,086, but was just a few points shy of the record close on ...