Stock Market Update
18-Sep-25 15:05 ET
Major averages eye record closes amid broad strength, tech outperformance
Dow +174.20
at 46192.31,
Nasdaq +244.09
at 22505.42,
S&P +40.39
at 6640.73
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.6%), Nasdaq Composite (+1.1%), and DJIA (+0.4%) look to capture record closing highs to go along with their all-time highs from earlier in the session.
The major averages continue to benefit from outperformance in the information technology sector (+1.4%), though broad-based strength has eight S&P 500 sectors trading above their baselines.
Advancers outpace decliners by a nearly 2-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and an even greater 5-to-2 clip on the Nasdaq.
NVIDIA (NVDA 176.77, +6.48, +3.81%) commits £2 billion to catalyze the U.K.'s AI startup ecosystem and accelerate the creation of new companies, jobs, and globally transformative AI businesses.
