Trading day takeaways: January recap, 2025 leans bullish
Yahoo Finance's Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre joins Josh Lipton Asking for a Trend to discuss January market performance and look ahead at 2025. US stocks (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI) closed lower on the final trading day of January as President Trump confirmed his tariff plans, though the month of January saw strong market performance overall. Sectors like healthcare performed especially well, while tech closed in the negative. Additionally, Blikre points to positive January seasonality and strong international stock performance driven by a weaker dollar, noting that the outlook for 2025 looks bullish. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Josh Lynch