S&P 500 falls, Nasdaq drops as Microsoft crashes 10% after earnings, but the Dow Jones rose – why US stock market ended mixed today
The Economic Times·2026-01-30 01:00: US stocks ended Thursday’s session mixed as investors digested disappointing earnings from Microsoft alongside the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision, while weakness across software stocks weighed heavily on tech-heavy indexes.US stock market today: S&P 500 dips, Nasdaq slides while Dow Jones posts modest gainsThe S&P 500 slipped 0.13% to close at 6,969.01, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.72% to 23,685.12, the Dow Jones Industrial Average bucked the trend, rising 55.96 points, or 0.11%, to f ...