Stock Market Update
23-Dec-24 15:40 ET
Major indices near session highs ahead of the close
Dow +27.09
at 42867.35,
Nasdaq +182.44
at 19793.53,
S&P +34.07
at 5964.62
[BRIEFING.COM] The Dow Jones Industrial Average is in positive territory heading into the close. The S&P 500 (+0.5%) and Nasdaq Composite (+0.8%) are at or near session highs while the Russell 2000 underperforms, showing a 0.6% decline.
Mega caps continue to lead the equity market. Apple (AAPL 254.57, +0.08, +0.04%) had been trading down earlier, but reached a new 52-week high in recent trading.
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) trades 0.9% higher.
