Key Takeaways The S&P 500 jumped 1.8% on Wednesday, Jan. 15, as several financial firms reported solid results and a downtick in core inflation revived rate-cut hopes.Tesla stock surged after reports of strong demand in China for its updated Model Y and upbeat analyst commentary on its AI and robotaxi initiatives.

There are 11 stock market sectors, but only three beat the S&P 500 last year: communications, financials, and consumer discretionary. Even the technology sector underperformed the S&P 500 last year. In fact, only 148 S&P 500 components beat the index last year, meaning over 70% of components underperformed the index.

Since 2020, the Magnificent 7 stocks have soared an average of 640%, dwarfing the SP 500s 100% gain and now accounting for 34% of the indexs weight, according to Jefferies. Performance within the group varies widely,

Daily E-mini S&P 500 Index The Labor Department reported a ... The weakness in these heavyweights offset gains in Tesla and Palantir, which rose 1% and 2%, respectively. The healthcare sector ...

Of the S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 79% have beat estimates, according to FactSet data.

Wall Street's indexes rose on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high as investors cheered streaming video provider Netflix's quarterly report and President Donald Trump's private-sector artificial intelligence infrastructure investment plan.

Investing in the US stock market from India can be done with exposure to exchange-traded funds listed on US stock market exchanges.

U.S. stocks could open on a positive note on Tuesday after Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th President of the U.S. on Monday.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are rising Tuesday as the stock market braces for more orders from President Donald Trump.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq rose Friday on the last trading day of Joe Biden's presidency as the stock market braces for change under Donald Trump.

The S&P 500 rose 0.67%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 184.58 points, or 0.43%. The Nasdaq Composite outperformed with a 0.88% advance. Trading is expected to remain thin throughout ...

Buckingham shared this breakdown of valuations as of Dec. 31 for the core TPS portfolio and companies of the Russell 3000 Index RUA and the S&P 500, as well as those indexes' value and growth subsets. The Russell 3000 Index is cap-weighted and designed to capture 98% of the U.S. market for publicly traded common stocks.