Stock market today: S&P 500 and Dow post gains and close out best month of 2024
Stocks posted solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.4%. Friday was an abbreviated trading day, with stocks closing at 1 p.m. ET and the bond market an hour later.