S&P 500 (^GSPC)
| Previous Close | 5,035.69 |
| Open | 5,029.03 |
| Volume |
| Day's Range | 5,013.45 - 5,096.12 |
| 52 Week Range | 4,048.28 - 5,264.85 |
| Avg. Volume | 4,028,320,000 |
Yahoo FinanceStock market today: Stocks rally after Fed decision as Powell soothes rate nerves
Fed day arrives with the focus on what clues Powell will offer to the chances for rate cuts this year.
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Stocks search for direction ahead of Fed rate decision
US equities (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) open Wednesday's trading session near their flatline — the Dow Jones Industrial Average moving just a touch higher — in anticipation of Wednesday's interest rate policy decision by Federal Reserve officials. Morning Brief Anchors Seana Smith and Brad Smith monitor this morning's sector leaders and movement in semiconductor stocks following the opening bell. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
Yahoo Finance3 stocks with the biggest gains took April's biggest losses
The stock market's very rough April saw some of the biggest gainers of the first three months take some of the biggest dings to their market caps. And at the same time, some of the sectors that struggled in Q1 saw a similar reversal of fortune in April.
