The U.S. stock market is closed today, Thursday, November 27, 2025, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq will resume on Friday, November 28, 2025, with a shortened session. Therefore, the latest available market data reflects Wednesday's performance. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) saw a significant uplift, rising 314.67 points (0.6679%) to reach 47427.12.
The main narrative driving Wednesday's market rally was sustained investor optimism surrounding potential interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in December, coupled with renewed enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. This sentiment has fueled a four-day winning streak for benchmark indices, helping to erase earlier November losses. Global markets also benefited from these rate-cut hopes, even as U.S. markets prepared for the holiday closure.
Among the Dow components, several stocks posted strong gains on Wednesday. Boeing (BA) led the advancers, rising 2.46% to $186.92. Other notable gainers included Walmart (WMT), which was up 2.07% to $109.10, and Microsoft (MSFT), seeing a 2.04% increase to $485.50. Financial institutions also performed well, with Goldman Sachs (GS) climbing 1.71% to $816.01 and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) up 1.64% to $307.64. Conversely, a few stocks experienced declines. Salesforce (CRM) was the biggest laggard, down 2.51% to $228.15. Other notable decliners included Merck (MRK), which was down 0.73% to $104.63, and Honeywell (HON), decreasing 0.43% to $189.99.
Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications.