Dow Edges Higher On Mixed Day

It was a mixed day on the stock market. The Dow edged up to close 0.30% higher, while the Nasdaq was down 0.60%. The S&P was almost unchanged, dropping 0.09%.

Today’s losses on the Nasdaq mean it has dropped by almost 3% since Joe Biden took office as president on January 20th. The Dow continues its good run and is up over 6% since that date.

Table showing the state of key economic metrics during the presidency of Joe Biden as of 29th March 2021

Biden has seen the Dow grow over 1.5% more than Donald Trump had at the 69-day point of their respective presidencies. This remains relatively unchanged from Friday. Trump, though, has extended his leads on the Nasdaq and on the S&P.

Table comparing the performance of the major stock indexes during the first 69 days of the presidencies of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Barack Obama had also done better on the Nasdaq than Biden after 69 days. He does, however, have substantial deficits on the Dow and S&P.

Table comparing the performance of the major stock indexes during the first 69 days of the presidencies of Joe Biden and Barack Obama

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