Stocks Climb Once Again To End Topsy-Turvy Week

The Nasdaq led a clean sweep of gains on the 3 main US stock indexes Friday to round out what has been a topsy-turvy week on the markets. It ended 1.44% higher, while the S&P was up by 1.09%. The Dow finished 0.67% higher.

Both the Dow and S&P are closing in on 10% gains under the presidency of Joe Biden, while the Nasdaq has gained a little over 4% since inauguration day.

Table showing the state of key economic metrics during the presidency of Joe Biden as of 23rd April 2021

Biden has increased his leads over Donald Trump on both the Dow and S&P by roughly 1%. He has reduced Trump’s advantage on the Nasdaq to around 2.5%.

Table comparing the performance of the major stock indexes during the first 94 days of the presidencies of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

On the comparison with Barack Obama after 94 days of presidency, Biden’s strong leads on the Dow and S&P are virtually unchanged from yesterday. He has reduced Obama’s lead on the Nasdaq by around 1%.

Table comparing the performance of the major stock indexes during the first 94 days of the presidencies of Joe Biden and Barack Obama

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