How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Thursday 9/17/2026 – WTOP News
- U.S. stocks rallied, with the S&P 500 gaining 1.1%, the Dow rising, and the Nasdaq advancing 1.6%.
- Brent crude fell 1% to $104.79, while the 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 4.95% from 5.01%.
- The Federal Reserve raised its federal funds rate by 0.25 percentage points and indicated that another increase could come this year.
- Nvidia rose 2.6% and Advanced Micro Devices gained 6.5% as artificial-intelligence stocks rebounded.
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(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lim Soo-jung = On the 18th (local time), the U.S. stock market in New York closed mixed.
U.S. Stocks Close Mixed Following Choppy Trading Day
Following the rally seen during Thursday's session, stocks fluctuated over the course of the trading day on Friday. The major averages swung back and forth across the unchanged line before ending the day mixed. While the Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended the day in positive territory, the narrower Dow posted a modest loss on the day.
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