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S&P 500 and Nasdaq Post Biggest Quarterly Gains Since 2020
Stocks rally as S&P 500 and Nasdaq record their strongest quarter since 2020 amid upbeat earnings and economic outlook despite Middle East tensions.
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Reuters reports the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their biggest quarterly gains since 2020, a reminder markets can climb a wall of news. That rally matters for Nasdaq, Inc. because its exchange and data businesses ride structural growth in market activity even as geopolitical shocks persist. For NDAQ owners the quarter’s optimism highlights a split, solid fundamentals sit beside a market that can still punish the stock on short-term sentiment.