How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 16

President Donald Trump sent the U.S. stock market on a jagged round trip after saying he had “talked about the concept of firing” the head of the Federal Reserve.

The S&P 500 added 0.3 percent Wednesday after whipping through an earlier drop and subsequent recovery.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5 percent, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.3 percent.

On Wednesday:

The S&P 500 rose 19.94 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,263.70.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 231.49 points, or 0.5 percent, to 44,254.78.

The Nasdaq composite rose 52.69 points, or 0.3 percent, to 20,730.49.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 21.93 points, or 1 percent, to 2,226.98.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 3.95 points, or 0.1 percent.

The Dow is down 116.73 points, or 0.3 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 144.96 points, or 0.7 percent.

The Russell 2000 is down 7.84 points, or 0.4 percent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 382.07 points, or 6.5 percent.

The Dow is up 1,710.56 points, or 4 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 1,419.70 points, or 7.4 percent.

The Russell 2000 is down 3.17 points, or 0.1 percent.

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