The main stock market index of United States, the US500, rose to 6698 points on September 22, 2025, gaining 0.51% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 4.02% and is up 17.13% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from United States. United States Stock Market Index - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on September of 2025.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index dropped around ***** points in the four weeks from February 12 to March 11, 2020, but has since recovered and peaked at ********* points as of November 24, 2024. In February 2020 - just prior to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the DJIA index stood at a little over ****** points. U.S. markets suffer as virus spreads The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a turbulent period for stock markets – the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite also recorded dramatic drops. At the start of February, some analysts remained optimistic that the outbreak would ease. However, the increased spread of the virus started to hit investor confidence, prompting a record plunge in the stock markets. The Dow dropped by more than ***** points in the week from February 21 to February 28, which was a fall of **** percent – its worst percentage loss in a week since October 2008. Stock markets offer valuable economic insights The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a stock market index that monitors the share prices of the 30 largest companies in the United States. By studying the performance of the listed companies, analysts can gauge the strength of the domestic economy. If investors are confident in a company’s future, they will buy its stocks. The uncertainty of the coronavirus sparked fears of an economic crisis, and many traders decided that investment during the pandemic was too risky.

The value of the DJIA index amounted to ****** at the end of June 2025, up from ********* at the end of March 2020. Global panic about the coronavirus epidemic caused the drop in March 2020, which was the worst drop since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Dow Jones Industrial Average index – additional information The Dow Jones Industrial Average index is a price-weighted average of 30 of the largest American publicly traded companies on New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and includes companies like Goldman Sachs, IBM and Walt Disney. This index is considered to be a barometer of the state of the American economy. DJIA index was created in 1986 by Charles Dow. Along with the NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 indices, it is amongst the most well-known and used stock indexes in the world. The year that the 2018 financial crisis unfolded was one of the worst years of the Dow. It was also in 2008 that some of the largest ever recorded losses of the Dow Jones Index based on single-day points were registered. On September 29, 2008, for instance, the Dow had a loss of ****** points, one of the largest single-day losses of all times. The best years in the history of the index still are 1915, when the index value increased by ***** percent in one year, and 1933, year when the index registered a growth of ***** percent.

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Pakistan's main stock market index, the KSE 100, rose to 158157 points on September 23, 2025, gaining 0.38% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 6.28% and is up 94.10% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Pakistan. Pakistan Stock Market (KSE100) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on September of 2025.

South Africa's main stock market index, the SAALL, rose to 106364 points on September 23, 2025, gaining 0.38% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 3.29% and is up 23.74% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from South Africa. South Africa Stock Market (SAALL) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on September of 2025.

Silver fell to 43.93 USD/t.oz on September 23, 2025, down 0.30% from the previous day. Over the past month, Silver's price has risen 13.89%, and is up 36.63% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Silver - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on September of 2025.

Malaysia's main stock market index, the FKLCI, rose to 1604 points on September 23, 2025, gaining 0.01% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 0.07%, though it remains 4.00% lower than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from Malaysia. Malaysia Stock Market (FBM KLCI) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on September of 2025.

New Zealand's main stock market index, the NZX 50, fell to 13137 points on September 23, 2025, losing 0.04% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 0.44% and is up 6.77% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from New Zealand. New Zealand Stock Market (NZX 50) - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on September of 2025.