Stock Market Today: Dow logs back-to-back weekly gain after Powell says ‘time has come’ for rate cuts
The U.S. stock market finished sharply higher Friday, as investors appeared encouraged by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech signaling the Fed was on the path toward cutting interest rates.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 462.30 points, or 1.1%, to close at 41,175.08.
The S&P 500 rose 63.97 points, or 1.1%, to finish at 5,634.61.
The Nasdaq Composite gained 258.44 points, or 1.5%, to end at 17,877.79.
The Dow ended just 0.1% below its record closing high on July 17, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 finished 0.6% below its all-time closing high on July 16.
For the week, the Dow advanced 1.3% while the S&P 500 and technology-heavy Nasdaq each increased 1.4%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. All three major U.S. stock indexes booked back-to-back weekly gains.
