S&P 500 on May 1st: price jump and new records for top stocks!

On May 1, 2025, the S&P 500 recorded an increase of 0.97% and stood at 5,623.26 points as of 5:56 p.m. The total value of the values ​​included in the index amounts to 44.417 trillion euros. At the start of trading, the index was at 5,619.27 points, an increase of 0.902% compared to the previous day, when the S&P 500 closed at 5,569.06 points.

During the course of the day, the index reached a daily low of 5,606.76 points and a daily high of 5,658.91 points. The S&P 500 has fallen 4.18% since the beginning of the year. The highest value this year is 6,147.43 points, while the annual low is 4,835.04 points. The index recorded a weekly increase of 1.70%.

Current market developments

A look at the development of the S&P 500 shows that the index was still at 5,633.07 points on April 1, 2025, while trading was at a standstill three months ago. The previous trading day on January 31, 2025 ended with a value of 6,040.53 points. Compared to the previous year, on May 1, 2024, the index was 5,018.39 points.

The S&P 500 currently includes top stocks such as Quanta Services, up 12.09% ($328.07), Carrier Global (+10.89% to $69.35) and Microsoft, up 8.93% to $430.57. On the other hand, there are some weakest stocks in the index, including Organon Company, which fell 23.05% to $9.95, and Becton, Dickinson, which fell 13.05% to $180.06.

Information about the S&P 500

The S&P 500 is a major stock index that includes 500 leading publicly traded U.S. companies and is weighted by market capitalization. The index is considered one of the most followed stock indices worldwide and represents approximately 75% of the US market capitalization. Companies must meet strict requirements to be included in the S&P 500, including a market capitalization of at least $20.5 billion.

The index was launched on December 31, 1987 with a base value of 247.08 points and has since achieved an average annual return of 3.0%. Throughout its history, the S&P 500 has experienced both significant ups and downs, with the largest single-day percentage increase on March 15, 1933, when the index gained 16.61%, and the largest decline on October 19, 1987, which resulted in a decline of 20.47%, as Wikipedia reported.