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S&P 500: Another rise – What investors need to know now!
The S&P 500 recorded an increase of 0.97% on May 1, 2025, reaching 5,623.26 points. Top stocks and market trends in focus.
S&P 500: Another rise – What investors need to know now!
On May 1, 2025, the S&P 500 recorded an increase of 0.97%, reaching 5,623.26 points as of 5:56 p.m. The total value of the values included in the index is 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 value was 5,569.06 points. During the trading day, a daily low of 5,606.76 points and a daily high of 5,658.91 points were recorded. The S&P 500 has recorded a year-to-date decline of 4.18%, having reached a high of 6,147.43 points this year and its low for the year of 4,835.04 points.
Current market development
The index recorded an increase of 1.70% this week. Compared to previous months, today's level is higher than on April 1, 2025, when the S&P 500 closed at 5,633.07 points. Trading stopped three months ago, and on January 31, 2025 a level of 6,040.53 points was reached. A year earlier, on May 1, 2024, the index was at 5,018.39 points.
The strongest stocks in the S&P 500 are Quanta Services (+12.09% to $328.07), Carrier Global (+10.89% to $69.35), Microsoft (+8.93% to $430.57), Howmet Aerospace (+8.26% to $150.03) and IDEXX Laboratories (+7.26% to $464.08). In contrast, the weakest stocks stand out with significant losses, including Organon Company (-23.05% to $9.95), Becton, Dickinson (-13.05% to $180.06) and Eli Lilly (-9.89% to $810.00).
NVIDIA leads the way in stocks with the highest trading volume, with 22,798,827 shares traded. Of the large companies in the S&P 500, Apple has the largest market capitalization with a market capitalization of 2.826 trillion euros. Additionally, SVB Financial Group has the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) with a forward P/E ratio of 0.00, while First Republic Bank has the highest value with an estimated dividend yield of 1,200.00%.
The S&P 500 is a major stock index that includes 500 of the leading publicly traded companies in the United States and is weighted by market capitalization. It is considered one of the most followed stock indices worldwide and includes companies traded on the NYSE, NYSE Amex and NASDAQ, such as Finance.net reported. Further information on the S&P 500 is also available here Wikipedia.