S&P 500, Nasdaq Notch More Record Closes as Dow Stumbles

By Laura McCandless | September 10, 2025, 4:30 PM

The Dow extended its midday deficit, finishing the day down 220 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq -- thanks to data storage maven Oracle (ORCL) -- both clung to modest gains for more record closes, the Nasdaq's third in a row. Wall Street's "fear gauge," the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), snapped a five-day losing streak.

Investors are broadly optimistic regarding a rate-cut from the Fed next week, especially after this morning's inflation data surprised to the downside, with some traders even considering the possibility of a 50-basis point cut. Tomorrow's highly-anticipated consumer price index (CPI) data will play a key role in central bank rhetoric as well.

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Oil, Gold Prices Extend Gains

Oil prices continued to rise amid escalating geopolitical concerns. October-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbed $1.04, or 1.66%, to close at $63.67 a barrel.

Gold prices hovered below their record highs from last session. U.S. gold futures rose 0.1% to $3,685.90 per ounce.

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