How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 9/17/2026

Falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market on Thursday helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day, when the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in years and suggested more may be on the way. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite jumped 1.7%. The Nasdaq composite rose 439.87 points, or 1.7%, to 26,418.30.