How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 9/3/2025

Key Points

• On September 3, 2025, the S&P 500 rose by 0.5%, breaking a two-day losing streak after reaching an all-time high.
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell slightly by 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite experienced a notable increase of 1%, driven by strong performance from Alphabet.
• Wall Street's recovery was supported by easing bond yields following disappointing job market data, which contrasted with previous pressure from climbing yields worldwide.
• Year-to-date, the S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq, and Russell 2000 indexes have all shown significant gains, with the Nasdaq leading at an increase of 11.3%.

Wall Street steadied itself after Alphabet and other technology stocks rose.

The S&P 500 added 0.5% Wednesday and broke the two-day losing skid it’s been on since setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1%.

Google’s parent company was one of the strongest forces lifting the market after avoiding some of the worst-case scenarios in an antitrust case. Also helping to steady Wall Street was the bond market, where yields eased following a weaker-than-expected update on the U.S. job market. A day earlier, climbing yields worldwide raised the pressure on the stock market.

On Wednesday:

The S&P 500 rose 32.72 points, or 0.5%, to 6,448.26.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 24.58 points, or 0.1%, to 45,271.23.

The Nasdaq composite rose 218.10 points, or 1%, to 21,497.73.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 2.24 points, or 0.1%, to 2,349.97.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 12 points, or 0.2%

The Dow is down 273.65 points, or 0.6%.

The Nasdaq is up 42.17 points, or 0.2%.

The Russell 2000 is down 16.45 points, or 0.7%.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 566.63 points, or 9.6%.

The Dow is up 2,727.01 points, or 6.4%.

The Nasdaq is up 2,186.93 points, or 11.3%.

The Russell 2000 is up 119.81 points, or 5.4%.