Stocks Snap Skids, Pick Up First Win of 2025

Tech stocks helped Wall Street steady itself today

Patrick Martin

Managing Editor

Jan 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM

Stocks picked up their first win of 2025 today, breaking various losing streaks in the process. The Dow added 339 points to halt a four-day skid, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each posted gains of 1% or more to snap five-day losing streaks. Tech stocks propped up Wall Street today, with Nvidia (NVDA) logging its best single-session gain since Nov. 19. Despite finishing Friday strong, all three major indexes still logged weekly losses.

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There were no earnings of note today.

Weekly Wins for Commodities

Oil prices gained on promises of more stimulus growth in China. February-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 83 cents, or 1.1%, to settle $73.96 per barrel. For the week, black gold added 4.8%.

Gold prices cooled off to end the week, weighed down by a resilient U.S. dollar. Gold for January delivered shed 0.5% to settle around $2,655.90 an ounce. For the week, the safe-haven asset added 1.1%.

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