--- title: "Wall Street indexes end higher ahead of Fed meeting; Tesla and Alphabet rally" description: "Wall Street's major indexes closed higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reaching record highs ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. Tesla shares rose after CEO Elon Musk purchased nearly $1 bi" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/257422147.md" published_at: "2025-09-16T00:24:07.000Z" --- # Wall Street indexes end higher ahead of Fed meeting; Tesla and Alphabet rally > Wall Street's major indexes closed higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reaching record highs ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. Tesla shares rose after CEO Elon Musk purchased nearly $1 billion in stock, while Alphabet surpassed $3 trillion in market value. Traders anticipate a 25-basis-point rate cut, with a 96% probability. Nvidia's stock fell amid an ongoing anti-monopoly investigation in China. The S&P 500 gained 0.49%, Nasdaq increased by 0.95%, and the Dow rose 0.13%. Alphabet hits $3 trillion in market value for first time Nvidia slips after China’s anti-monopoly investigation Tesla gains as CEO Musk buys shares worth $1 billion (updates to close of market) By Abigail Summerville and Ragini Mathur Sept 15 (Reuters) - The three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Monday with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting intraday record highs, as the Street awaits the Federal Reserve’s crucial policy meeting later this week. Tesla (TSLA.O) shares climbed after regulatory filings revealed CEO Elon Musk had acquired nearly $1 billion worth of the electric vehicle maker’s stock on Friday. And Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) hit a record high and raced past $3 trillion in market capitalization. The Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 16 and 17 looms large over sentiment this week with market participants widely expecting a 25-basis-point reduction following recent economic data signaling labor market weakness. “The market is counting on sort of a goldilocks scenario where the employment market is just weak enough to prompt the Federal Reserve to start a rate cutting series, not just one, without disrupting overall growth,” said Carol Schleif, Chief Investment Officer at BMO Family Office. “I think the markets will be disappointed if the Fed doesn’t give some hint that they intend to continue rate cuts.” Traders on Monday are pricing in a 96% chance of a 25-basis-point cut at this week’s meeting. Tesla’s gains boosted the S&P 500 consumer discretionary sector (.SPLRCD) to its highest level in nearly nine months. Meanwhile, Alphabet helped lift the communication services sector (.SPLRCL) . Nvidia (NVDA.O) slipped after China’s market regulator said it will continue an investigation into the AI chip leader after preliminary findings showed it had violated the country’s anti-monopoly law. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 32.06 points, or 0.49%, to end at 6,616.35 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) gained 209.37 points, or 0.95%, to 22,350.48. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 58.68 points, or 0.13%, to 45,892.90. Wall Street’s three main indexes had logged weekly gains in the previous session, with the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 hitting intraday record highs on Friday as technology-linked stocks remained resilient. Declines in McDonald’s (MCD.N) and Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) weighed on the Dow. CoreWeave (CRWV.O) jumped after the data center operator signed a deal with Nvidia that guarantees that the chipmaker will purchase any residual cloud capacity not sold to customers. The deal’s initial value is $6.3 billion. 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