December 7 - 11, 2020 Recap

Equities Ease After Record Highs
After major U.S. stocks advanced to record highs the first week of December, investors kept their optimism in check last week. Investors have been bidding up stocks on growing stimulus hopes, but these hopes faded slightly and labor data was an ugly reminder of where the economy is currently.

Weekly Performance
For the week, the S&P 500 fell 0.95%, the Dow Industrials dropped 0.54%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.69%. The small cap-focused Russell 2000 gained 1.03%.

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