Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide to cap volatile week and month, metals sink after Trump taps Warsh for Fed
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-30 21:00
US stocks slid on Friday as President Trump said he would nominate Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, against a background of a rising dollar and a screeching halt to 2026's roaring metals rally. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.4% and 0.9%, respectively, recording another down session for tech stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dropped 0.4%. Despite Friday's volatility, all the gauges notched slight January gains. The Dow and Nasdaq both posted t ...