The New York stock market closed mixed on the 21st (Korean time). The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 500 points, showing strength, but the Nasdaq Composite ended lower, so all three major indexes failed to rise together. Despite solid corporate earnings and falling international oil prices positively affecting the market, the rally did not spread to all indexes.

◆ Dow Up 1.02%... Largest Gain Among Major Indexes

According to the day's closing results on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished trading at 52,495.88. It rose 529.85 points from the previous session, a gain of 1.02%, the largest increase among the major indexes. It closed above the 52,000 mark, showing a clear contrast with the other indexes.

The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index also joined the upward trend. It closed at 7,712.57, up 21.84 points from the previous session, with a gain of 0.28%. It moved in the same direction as the Dow, but with a smaller margin.

◆ Nasdaq, the Only Loser Among the Three Major Indexes

The Nasdaq Composite moved in the opposite direction. It finished trading at 26,424.82, down 6.07 points from the previous session. The decline was small at 0.02%, but it was the only one of the three major indexes to record a loss. The gap in performance between the Dow and the Nasdaq reached 1.04 percentage points, making the notably different results across indexes on the same trading day a key feature of the session.

◆ Upward Momentum: 'Strong Earnings + Falling Oil Prices'

Corporate earnings and international oil price movements were cited as the main drivers for the New York market that day. With companies reporting solid earnings and international oil prices falling, relatively favorable conditions were formed for the overall stock market. However, this sentiment did not translate into gains for all indexes. The Dow rose by more than 1%, the S&P 500 climbed modestly, but the Nasdaq slightly underperformed the previous session's level.

Ultimately, on the 20th (local time), the New York stock market ended trading with the Dow's strong rally leading the overall market mood, the S&P 500 rising alongside it, and the Nasdaq remaining slightly weak.

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