Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks end lower on New Year’s Eve, but S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq score big gains for 2021

Major U.S. stock indexes end lower Friday, as risk appetite waned on New Year’s Eve, but the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all close out the month, quarter and year with gains despite the pandemic.

Major U.S. stock indexes end lower Friday, as risk appetite waned on New Year’s Eve, but the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite all close out the month, quarter and year with gains despite the pandemic.