On October 29, 2024, the NASDAQ Composite registered a record closing high, unofficially closing up 138.46 points, or 0.75%, at 18,705.65. The S&P 500 also saw gains, closing up 10.12 points, or 0.17%, at 5,833.64. However, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 148.48 points, or 0.35%, at 42,239.09. The FTSEurofirst 300 provisionally closed down 0.56% at 2,052.99. The following day, October 30, 2024, the NASDAQ continued its upward trend, closing up 145.56 points, or 0.8%, at 18,712.75, while the S&P 500 closed up 9.40 points, or 0.2%, at 5,832.92. The Dow Jones, however, closed down 154.52 points, or 0.4%, at 42,233.05. By the end of October 30, the FTSEurofirst 300 had provisionally closed down 1.19% at 2,028.28. On October 31, 2024, U.S. stocks extended their fall with the NASDAQ down 193.31 points, or 1.04%, at 18,414.62 after market open. The S&P 500 was down 44.59 points, or 0.77%, at 5,769.08, and the Dow Jones was down 211.05 points, or 0.50%, at 41,930.49. The S&P 500 closed down 18.33 points, or 0.31%, at 5,814.59, and the Dow Jones closed down 67.53 points, or 0.16%, at 42,165.52. Europe's STOXX 600 also extended its fall to an 11-week low, down 1.1%.