Stock Market News From Oct. 31, 2025: S&P 500 Rises as Amazon, Apple Earnings Boost Sentiment
The stock market was all treats and no tricks on Friday as the major indexes wrapped up their best months of October in years.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 41 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 gained 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite rallied 0.6%.
The S&P and Dow each locked in their best Octobers since 2022. The Nasdaq had its best October since 2021.
The day began with a big gain from Amazon.com, but the rest of the market joined in on the rally as the afternoon rolled on.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose slightly to 4.1%.
Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, writes that news on trade, monetary policy, and earnings tested bullish investors this week.
“There is increased skepticism about the participation in the rally, though many see this as the next in the line of ‘glass half empty’ arguments from bears that have seen most of their previous arguments fade,” Hackett writes. “Most indicators continue to support a strong market through year end.”
The S&P has gained more than 16% this year. The index has risen 90.6% of the time in the November and December period in years it was up 10% or more through October going back to 1950, according to Dow Jones Market Data.