Why the Nasdaq Is Beating the Dow and S&P 500 Today
The Motley Fool·2026-02-25 18:39
The major indices are all up today, but by different amounts. Here's why the Nasdaq is outpacing the Dow.Wall Street is having a good day, but not all indexes are sharing the wealth equally. Days like these can highlight the structural differences between market indexes.By noon ET, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC +1.27%) index has been leading the morning's charge, just ahead of the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.75%). The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI +0.54%) is lagging behind, but still firmly up.^SPX data by YCharts ...