S&P 500 ends near flat but posts biggest monthly pct gain since November 2023

May also brought green to the stock markets. The monthly growth on Wall Street was the highest since November 2023. The S&P 500 index has rebounded by almost 20 percent from its April low. However, experts doubt that the rest of the year will be marked by growth.

The main stock indexes in the United States closed this Friday's day with marginal variations pending statements by President Trump on trade policy with China.On Wall Street, the Nasdaq dropped 0.32 percent, at 19 thousand 113.77 points, while the S&P 500 contracted 0.01 percent, at a level of 5 thousand 911.69 integers, while the Dow Jones totaled 0.13 percent and reached 42 thousand 270.07 units.

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The numbers come as tension with China remains high over an impending trade deal. Trump accused China of violating a "fast deal" he made with them after he imposed steep tariffs on the country, but later sounded optimistic that a trade deal was still possible.

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 5/30/2025

Wall Street closed its best month since 2023 with a quiet day of trading. The S&P 500 was essentially flat as it finished a winning week and its first winning month in the last four. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.3%. Hopes climbed through the month that the worst of the pain caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs may have already passed, though uncertainty still hangs over the market. Treasury yi…