The stock market stumbled in the final days of the year, but the major indexes still locked in stellar annual gains.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 28 points, or 0.1%, today. The S&P 500 was down 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.9%.
The Dow rose nearly 13% in 2024, locking in its best year since 2021, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500, up 23% this year and 53% over the past two years, locked in its best two-year stretch since 1997 and 1998. The Nasdaq Composite rose nearly 29% this year and 84.8% over the past two years.
