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Wall Street closed out a tumultuous year for stocks with more record highs Thursday, a fitting coda to the market’s stunning comeback from its historic plunge
S&P 500 ends 2020 at record high after mixed trading day but a year of wild swings amid COVID-19 pandemic
The index finishes with a gain of 16.3 percent for the year, or a total return of about 18 percent, including dividends.
Damian J. Troise And Alex Veiga FILE - In this July 9, 2020 file photo, the Fearless Girl statue stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are off to a mixed start, Thursday, Dec. 31, on Wall Street on the last day of 2020, a year that saw a breathtaking nosedive in markets in the spring as the coronavirus took hold followed by steady gains in the months that followed as hopes built for an eventual return to something like normal. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) December 31, 2020 - 4:18 PM Wall Street closed out a tumultuous year for stocks ...
S&P 500 ends at another record high as tumultuous 2020 ends By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer Published: December 31, 2020, 1:05pm Share: FILE - In this July 9, 2020 file photo, the Fearless Girl statue stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks are off to a mixed start, Thursday, Dec. 31, on Wall Street on the last day of 2020, a year that saw a breathtaking nosedive in markets in the spring as the coronavirus took hold followed by steady gains in the months that followed as hopes built for an eventual return to something like normal. (AP P...