S&P 500, Nasdaq Pull Back Amid Shutdown | JQJO

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite retreated from all-time highs on Thursday amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The S&P 500 fell 0.28% to close at 6,735.11, while the Nasdaq slid 0.08% to finish at 23,024.63. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also declined, dropping 243.36 points to close at 46,358.42. Despite the pullback, software vendor Oracle and AI firm Nvidia saw shares rise by 3% and nearly 2% respectively. Meanwhile, the government shutdown moved into its ninth day, with Wall Street closely watching for potential impacts on the U.S. economy.