Dow and S&P End Week On Record Highs

The Dow and S&P stock indexes saw modest gains to again finish on record highs, while the Nasdaq lost 0.59%.

This means that after 52 days of Joe Biden’s presidency, the Dow has risen by over 5% and the S&P by over 2%. The tech-based Nasdaq index is still down by more than 1% since January 20th.

Table showing the state of key economic metrics during the presidency of Joe Biden as of 12th March 2021

Donald Trump continues to have done better than Biden on all 3 indexes at the same stage of his presidency. Biden has, however, reduced his deficit on the Dow and S&P, although the Nasdaq lead has grown.

Table comparing the performance of the major stock indexes during the first 52 days of the presidencies of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Biden continues to have a healthy lead over Barack Obama when the two are compared after 52 days. His lead on all 3 indexes has reduced significantly (by at least 2 percentage points on each index) from yesterday, however.

Table comparing the performance of the major stock indexes during the first 52 days of the presidencies of Joe Biden and Barack Obama

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