Investment Updates
Despite Pandemic, Stocks Closed 2021 With A 26.9% Return
Published Friday, December 31, 2021 at: 6:03 PM EST
The single most important financial measure of the United States, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, closed 2021 less than 1% from its all-time high reached only two days ago, and with a spectacular calendar-year return of 26.9%.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index closed 2021 at 4766.18. The index lost -0.26% from Thursday and gained +0.85% from last Friday. The S&P 500 is up +72.21% from the March 23, 2020, bear market low.
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