How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 8/7/2025
Associated Press
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish as President Donald Trump’s tariffs on dozens of countries had only a muted effect on markets worldwide.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%.
Worries are high that Trump’s tariffs are damaging the economy, particularly after last week’s worse-than-expected report on the job market. But hopes for coming cuts to interest rates by the Federal Reserve and a torrent of stronger-than-expected profit reports from big U.S. companies are helping to offset the concerns, at least for now. Treasury yields ticked higher.
On Thursday:
The S&P 500 fell 5.06 points, or 0.1%, to 6,340.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 224.48 points, or 0.5%, to 43,968.64.
The Nasdaq composite rose 73.27 points, or 0.3%, to 21,242.70.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 6.57 points, or 0.3%, to 2,214.72.
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