Wall Street Ends Lower As 2024 Closes On A High Note
Wall Street Ends Lower As 2024 Closes On A High Note
"2024 was a massive year for equity gains driven by a trifecta of the AI explosion, a slew of Fed interest rate cuts, and a robust US economy," said Greg Bassuk, CEO at AXS Investments.Wall Street closed slightly lower on the final trading day of 2024, ending a year of record highs driven by artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and the US Federal Reserve's rate cuts.
華爾街在2024年最後一個交易日稍微收低，結束了這一年，由人工智能（AI）創新和美國聯邦儲備的減息推動的歷史最高點。
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.07% to 42,544.22, the S&P 500 declined 0.43% to 5,881.63, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.90% to 19,310.79 in a low-volume session.
道瓊斯指數下跌0.07%，報42544.22點；S&P 500下跌0.43%，報5881.63點；納斯達克綜合指數下跌0.90%，報19310.79點，成交量較低。
Despite this, the year marked substantial gains, with the Nasdaq surging 28.6%, the S&P 500 climbing 23.3%, and the Dow advancing 12.9%.
儘管如此，今年仍標誌着顯著的收益，納斯達克暴漲28.6%，S&P 500上漲23.3%，道瓊斯指數上漲12.9%。
"2024 was a massive year for equity gains driven by a trifecta of the AI explosion, a slew of Fed interest rate cuts, and a robust US economy," said Greg Bassuk, CEO at AXS Investments.
AXS投資公司首席執行官Greg Bassuk表示：「2024年是由於人工智能爆發、聯邦儲備多次減息以及強勁的美國經濟推動下的股份收益的巨大年份。」
The S&P 500's performance over the last two years marked its best since 1997-98. Communication services, technology, and consumer discretionary sectors were the top gainers, with increases between 29.1% and 38.9%. The materials sector was the only decliner, slipping nearly 1.8%.
S&P 500在過去兩年的表現是自1997-98年以來最好。通訊服務、科技和消費品板塊是漲幅榜上的領軍者，漲幅介於29.1%到38.9%之間。材料板塊是唯一下跌的板塊，下降近1.8%。
Looking ahead, markets anticipate further rate cuts in 2025 amidst stretched valuations and policy uncertainties tied to the incoming Trump administration. Bassuk expects AI-driven growth to continue, especially in software applications across various sectors.
展望未來，市場預計在2025年會有進一步的減息，因估值過高和與即將到來的特朗普政府相關的政策不確定性。Bassuk預計人工智能驅動的增長將在各個板塊的軟體應用中繼續。
Volume on US exchanges was 14.59 billion shares, slightly below the recent average of 14.81 billion.
美國交易所的成交量爲145.9億股，略低於最近的148.1億股的平均水平。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。
