Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise with Wall Street set to wrap up latest volatile week
Yahoo Finance·2025-12-18 23:17
US stocks rose on Friday after snapping a recent losing streak, as signs of cooling inflation and waning AI worries buoyed Wall Street optimism toward the tail end of a topsy-turvy week. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) put nearly 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) gained roughly 0.5%, looking to build on Thursday's roaring rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked up 0.3%. The inflation data on Thursday provided the latest spark Wall Street had been searching for, as the Consumer Price Index found infla ...