From Friday’s record (3.10.2025) S&P 500 fell Wall Streetbut maintained the steady weekly profits despite the third consecutive day of the US government.
Specifically, the wide indicator of Wall Street closed with a slight change, up only 0.01% to 6,715.79, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.28% and closed to 22,780.51. At the same time, Dow Jones Industrial Average exceeded expectations, up 238.56 points, or 0.51%, and closing at 46,758.28 points.
Also, Russell 2000 also rose 0.72% and closed at 2,476.18 points. All four reference indicators had historically high levels earlier at the meeting.
The shares fell slightly in the afternoon transactions due to the decline of major technology companies such as Palantir Technologies, Tesla and Nvidia. Palantir led the fall of the S&P 500, dropping 7.5%, while Tesla and Nvidia dropped over 1% and almost 1% respectively. The CBOE volatility index has risen, signaling that some investors rushed to buy some protection against the future fall of the S&P 500 in the form of sales contracts.
However, the three main indicators closed positively a week. The wide S&P 500 index increased by about 1.1% per week, along with Dow of 30 shares, while Nasdaq, with a large participation of technological shares, increased by 1.3%. The Russell low capitalization index rose almost 2% during this period.
Investors ignore the concerns surrounding the closure of the government, which entered its third day on Friday. While the interruption has exacerbated underlying concerns this year about macroeconomic and political adversity, inflation risks and labor market slowdown, investors expect it to be short -lived, thereby limiting the possible impact on the US economy. Wall Street investors also believe that shutdown will not stop the dynamics of artificial intelligence trade. In the past, operating holidays did not affect the market.