--- type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/269566293.md" description: "After the Federal Reserve announced a rate cut this week, the S&P 500 index fell 0.8%, the Dow Jones rose 1%, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.7%. The technology sector fell 2.9%, the energy sector declined 1%, and the consumer staples sector rose 0.9%. The Nasdaq 100 index fell 1.9%, Broadcom dropped 11.3%, and Tesla rose 2.5%. Caterpillar fell 4.1%, while Boeing rose 1.8%" datetime: "2025-12-12T21:00:10.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/269566293.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/269566293.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/269566293.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/269566293.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/269566293.md) # This week (the week the Federal Reserve announced interest rate cuts), the S&P 500 index fell by 0.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 1%, the Nasdaq fell by 1.7%, the semiconductor index fell by 3.6%, and the Philadelphia Bank Index rose by 0.5%. The S&P 500 index initially closed down 1.1%, the technology sector initially closed down 2.9%, the energy sector fell about 1%, and the consumer staples sector rose by 0.9%. The Nasdaq 100 index initially closed down 1.9%. Among the constituent stocks, Broadcom initially closed down 11.3%, nuclear power stock Constellation Energy fell 6.7%, Micron Technology fell 6.8%, Synopsys fell 5.1%, AMD, Intel, and Applied Materials all fell over 4%, while Tesla rose 2.5%, Linden Plc. rose 3.2%, and Lululemon rose 9.4%. Caterpillar initially closed down 4.1%, NVIDIA fell 3.3%, Goldman Sachs fell 2.5%, leading the decline among Dow components, while Boeing rose 1.8%, Coca-Cola rose 2%, and McDonald's rose 2.3% ### Related Stocks - [Caterpillar Inc. (CAT.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CAT.US.md) - [The Boeing Company (BA.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BA.US.md) - [Tesla, Inc. (TSLA.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Jeff Bezos-backed Slate Auto plans national customization hub](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280690916.md) - [Anthropic Reportedly Accidentally Leaks Certain Claude Code Internal Source Code](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281339600.md) - [Energy Down Despite Oil Gain -- Energy Roundup](https://longbridge.com/en/news/281076956.md) - [Maersk Using Alternative Routes to Supply Essentials in Gulf Region](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280632490.md) - [SpaceX’s IPO might arrive sooner than you think](https://longbridge.com/en/news/280670820.md)