US stock market predictions after Labor Day 2025: How will S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq perform on Tuesday, September 2?

US Stock Market is closed on Monday due to Labor Day 2025 and traders are now waiting for S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq output on Tuesday. US Stock indexes fell on Friday, as declines in AI-related names added to recent shakiness in tech stocks, with earnings reports from heavyweight chipmaker Broadcom due on Thursday. Still, the benchmark S&P 500 ended the traditionally challenging month of August up 1.9 per cent, pushing its year-to-date gain up to about 10 per cent, near record-high levels. Markets remain in a historically treacherous patch on the calendar. Over the past 35 years, September has ranked as the worst-performing month of the year for the S&P 500, with an average decline of 0.8 per cent during that period, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac. The index has fallen 18 of 35 times in September, the only month to have been down more than up in that period, according to the Almanac.

U.S. equities have charged higher since hitting their lows for the year in April. Investors have shaken off concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs would send the economy into a recession, while a wide swath of tech and other stocks have benefited from optimism about the business potential of artificial intelligence.

The jobs report is September’s first major economic release. Employment in August is expected to have climbed by 75,000 jobs, according to a Reuters poll. In the prior month’s report, nonfarm payrolls grew by 73,000, a surprisingly weak number compounded by sharp downward revisions to growth in the prior two months.
The US Fed funds futures as of Friday suggested an 89 per cent chance the central bank will reduce rates by 25 basis points at its September 16-17 meeting, LSEG data showed.

FAQs

Q1. What are US Stock Market indexes?
A1. US Stock Market indexes are S&P 500, Dow Jones, Nasdaq.Q2. What are chances for US Fed Interest Rate Cut?
A2. The US Fed funds futures as of Friday suggested an 89 per cent chance the central bank will reduce rates by 25 basis points at its September 16-17 meeting, LSEG data showed.