November 30, 2023 - 1:09 PM
NEW YORK - Stocks ended mostly higher on Wall Street and closed out November with big gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Thursday. The index rose 8.9% in November, its biggest monthly gain in more than a year. The Dow jumped 520 points with an assist from Salesforce, which reported better-than-expected results and raised its outlook. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. The stock market has been mostly rising in recent weeks as investors hope the Federal Reserve is finally done raising interest rates.