Dow Edges Higher In Thin Holiday Trading As Tesla, Apple Surge: Investor Sentiment Improves, But Greed Index Remains In 'Fear' Zone

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some easing in the fear level, while the index remained in the “Fear” zone on Thursday.U.S. stocks settled mixed on Thursday, with the Dow Jones index closing slightly higher during the session. The market was shut on Wednesday for Christmas Day.Month to date, the S&P 500 gained 0.1%, while the Nasdaq has surged 4.2%, driven by significant gains in Tesla TSLA and Apple AAPL. The blue-chip Dow, however, fell around 3.5% during the month.On the economic data front, U. ...