The Nasdaq Composite is an often-cited stock market index — along with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average — known for its large number of technology-related companies. Here’s what investors should know about the Nasdaq Composite.

Thursday's coverage included more tech earnings, focus on Trump's latest on potential tariffs and more analysis around Monday's DeepSeek Dive.

Investors react to the Federal Reserve's policy decision and Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference, as well as results from Meta, Microsoft and Tesla.

The Nasdaq Composite turned lower Thursday morning as struggles among Magnificent Seven stocks dragged on the major indexes. The tech-heavy index was down 0.2%. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The Dow was up 60 points,

Going as far back as far as 1972 -- the first full year the Nasdaq traded -- in each year after achieving gains of 28% or more, the tech-centric index has delivered additional gains of 19%, on average.

Live Updates Make sure to refresh this page periodically for updates. Technology Stocks Rising Today 2:09 pm While NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is down 17% today, many stocks across technology are rallying.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) are selling off, with the Nasdaq Composite sinking by more than 3% at the session start as a result of tech stocks reacting to DeepSeek's AI model unveil. Morning Brief host Brad Smith and Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre monitor this morning's market losses as Big Tech players sell off.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq slipped on Wednesday, as losses in tech heavyweights Apple and Nvidia pressured broader gains and cautious investors braced for the U.S. Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision,

Traders and investors on Wall Street watched the major averages inch up on Tuesday in hopes of a recovery after Monday's tech-led selloff fueled by China's DeepSeek app. Early on and the S&P 500 (SP500) was +0.

The Nasdaq Composite is an index that measures the performance of more than 3,000 securities, all listed on the Nasdaq stock market. Nasdaq was originally an acronym for “National Association of ...

Nasdaq Composite includes only Nasdaq-listed common stocks, impacting its tech-heavy nature. It's market-cap weighted, where larger companies notably influence the index's performance. Investing ...

The NASDAQ Composite Index is up 49.43 points or 0.25% today to 19681.75 --Off 2.44% from its record close of 20173.89 hit Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 --Up 6.74% from the Election Day close of 18439.17 on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024