Stock Gains Across 2 of 3 Key Indexes Wednesday, President Trump Still Trails Obama on Dow and S&P Performance

Wednesday was another mixed day for the stock market, with the NASDAQ finishing up 0.4%, the Dow Jones down 0.03%, and the S&P 500 up 0.2%.

Monday marked day 1455 in the Trump presidency, measured from the day that he took office. Over that time, the NASDAQ is up 136.9%, while the Dow and S&P are up 57.4% and 68.3%, respectively.

Table showing Trump’s performance across all key metrics as of January 13, 2021

At day 1455 in the Obama presidency, the NASDAQ had increased by 104.4%, the Dow by 62.9%, and the S&P by 73.2%. Obama is leading Trump on the Dow Jones and S&P 500, as well as GDP and jobs growth, while Trump is leading on NASDAQ performance.

Table comparing Trump’s cumulative performance to Obama in the stock market as of January 13, 2021

Trump is leading former President George W. Bush across all 3 stock market indexes if we look at the first 1455 days of the Bush presidency. Over that time span, the NASDAQ had decreased 25.3%, the Dow decreased 0.8%, and the S&P decreased 12.3%.

Table comparing Trump’s cumulative performance to George W Bush in the stock market as of January 13, 2021

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