Stocks Kick Off December After Best Month of the Year

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The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 5.7% and 7.5%, respectively, in November, marking their biggest one-month gains of the year.

The Nasdaq Composite rose 6.2% last month, the best performance for the tech-heavy index since a 6.9% increase in May.

So far in 2024, the Nasdaq is up 28%, while the S&P 500 has gained 26.5% and the Dow has added 19%.

Major Stock Index Futures Little Changed

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Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down less than 0.1%.

S&P 500 futures were also down fractionally.

Nasdaq 100 futures were up slightly.

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