Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq diverge with Fed rate decision on deck
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-09 23:51
US stocks went in different directions on Wednesday as Wall Street waited for the Federal Reserve’s final policy decision of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 0.5%, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) hovered above the flat line, reversing direction after the two gauges opened the trading session lower. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped 0.2%. The relatively muted action follows several sessions of sideways trading as investors hold off on big bets ahead of the Fed’s announcement. ...