Stock Market on Jan. 24, 2025: S&P 500 ends below record high as tech slumps, but posts big weekly gain along with Nasdaq and Dow after Trump's return to White House - MarketWatch
Stock Market on Jan. 24, 2025: S&P 500 ends below record high as tech slumps, but posts big weekly gain along with Nasdaq and Dow after Trump's return to White House - MarketWatch # The Stock Market on January 24, 2025: A Day of Mixed Signals **January 24, 2025**, was a day that captured the complex and often contradictory nature of the stock market. The S&P 500, a key index tracking 500 of America's largest companies, closed slightly lower, stepping back from a record high it had recently set. This dip was largely due to a slump in big technology stocks. However, the bigger story was the **strong weekly gain** for all three major indexes—the S&P 500, the Nasdaq (heavy with tech companies), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This weekly surge was widely linked by analysts and media, including MarketWatch, to the political event of the week: **Donald Trump's return to the White House** for a second term. Let's break down what happened and why it matters. -...