"S&P 500 Inches to Record, Manufacturing Caution"
@DoTrading:
Summary of Yesterday's Session Yesterday, the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ made another attempt at a record close, reaching 4793 points before settling at 4783, marking a 0.04% gain. DJIA: +0.14% to 37,710.10 - S&P 500: +0.04% to 4783.35 - Nasdaq: -0.03% to 15,095.14 Despite trading within 1% of the all-time high for the past two weeks, the index has shown resilience with a 34% rally since October 2022. SP500 Key Events In a week marked by holiday calm and reduced activity, trading volumes dipped to 2.7 billion shares on the NYSE, below the year-to-date average. Attention turned to regional manufacturing indices, with the Richmond Fed index hitting -11 in December, indicating contraction, and similar negative