Wall Street ends with modest gains as investors await economic reports

Wall Street ends with modest gains as investors await economic reports

By David French

Mon July 14, 2025 4:00 PM

 

Once again, all the indexes started the day in the red but quickly began a rebound to spend most of the rest of the session in the black, even carving out modest gains all around by close. But it was mostly a day for holding close to the vest as the market continues to sidestep the latest tariff threats and stay on the fence awaiting an onslaught of new reports this week, not the least of which is the beginning of Q2 reporting. As today’s expert put it, “If anything is holding the market back, it’s the fact we’ve had a pretty good run since April.”  

Which means that any negative data could mean a pullback. Investors are betting that this week’s reports will assuage such fears. And, believe it or not, the weekend success of the new “Superman” film boosted Warner’s which, in turn, boosted the communications sector. Who would have thought that a movie could move the needle? With everyone fence-sitting, volume was again considerably below the 17.62 billion average, coming in at 15.43 billion. 

DJ: 44,371.51  -279.13       NAS: 20,585.53  -45.14       S&P: 6,259.75  -20.71         7/11

DJ: 44,459.65  +88.14        NAS: 20,640.33  +54.80      S&P: 6,268.56  +8.81          7/14

Mon 7-14-25 4 pm Wall Street ends with modest gains as investors await economic reports | Reuters