Wall Street Stock Exchange.. The Standard & Poor’s index opens with a decline of 0.6%

US stocks opened lower, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index falling by 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 209 points, or 0.5%.
It fell by 0.9%, and the main indices are still on track to close the holiday-shortened week with gains.

US stock indices

The 500 continues on its path towards achieving its second consecutive annual gain of more than 20%.
The main stock indices on the US Wall Street Stock Exchange closed mixed at the end of trading on Thursday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the trading session higher by 28.77 points, or 0.1%, to reach 43,325.80 points.
The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 2.45 points, or 0.04%, to 6,037.59 points.

Stock market in 2025

The Nasdaq Composite Index of technology stocks lost 10.77 points, or 0.1%, to 19,764.89 points.

Investors face a host of questions about the stock market as 2025 approaches, after significant fluctuations in recent years.
Many wonder whether 2025 will be a year of recovery, recession, or a continuing state of uncertainty without the ability to predict?
Analysts explained to the Artificial Logistics platform that there are several key elements that will shape the performance of the stock market in 2025.

Global economic recovery expectations in 2025

They added that there is a post-pandemic global economic recovery in which the global economy is expected to fully recover from the economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic by 2025, however, different regions may witness recovery at different rates.
They point out that emerging markets may face challenges such as political instability and continuing supply chain problems, while advanced economies may return to their pre-pandemic levels of growth.
There are also expectations that the pace of recovery in the United States, Europe, China and India will have a significant impact on global market trends.