Session closedThu Nov 20, 2025, 4:00 pm ET

Stock market close on Thursday, November 20, 2025

The S&P 500 fell 1.56% to 6,538.76 on Thursday, November 20, 2025. It was its lowest close since September 10, 2025, 5.11% below the record of 6,890.89 set on October 28, 2025. The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.15% to 22,078.05, the Dow fell 386.51 points, or 0.84%, to 45,752.26 and the Russell 2000 fell 1.82% to 2,305.11.

S&P 5006,538.76−103.40−1.56%Dow Jones45,752.26−386.51−0.84%Nasdaq Composite22,078.05−486.18−2.15%Russell 20002,305.11−42.78−1.82%

What stands out on Nov 20, 2025

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs record−5.11%record 6,890.89 on Oct 28, 2025

Lowest close sinceSep 10, 2025S&P 500 at 6,532.04 that day

Small caps vs large−0.27 ptsRussell 2000 −1.82% vs S&P 500 −1.56%

VIX26.42+2.76 on the day

10-year yield4.106%−0.027 pts on the day

The Nov 20, 2025 close in its quarter

before · after

Aug 22 – Dec 22 · daily closes

6,821.386,658.276,495.16what came next →Nov 20 · 6,538.76

The week of Nov 17

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Nov 20, 2025

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Nov 20, 2025
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,538.76	−1.56%	−2.90%	−4.41%	+11.17%	+10.51%
Dow Jones	45,752.26	−0.84%	−2.96%	−3.81%	+7.54%	+5.40%
Nasdaq Composite	22,078.05	−2.15%	−3.59%	−6.94%	+14.33%	+16.41%
Russell 2000	2,305.11	−1.82%	−3.48%	−7.03%	+3.36%	−0.88%

After the Nov 20, 2025 close

S&P 500 from 6,538.76

Next session+0.98%6,602.99 on Nov 21, 2025 A week later+4.75%6,849.09 on Nov 28, 2025 A month later+5.20%6,878.49 on Dec 22, 2025 Three months later+5.37%6,890.07 on Feb 24, 2026

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The Nov 20, 2025 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on November 20, 2025?

On Thursday, November 20, 2025, the S&P 500 at 6,538.76 (−1.56%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 45,752.26 (−0.84%, −386.51 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 22,078.05 (−2.15%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,305.11 (−1.82%), each from its previous close.

Was November 20, 2025 a record close for the S&P 500?

No. It closed 5.11% below the record of 6,890.89 set on October 28, 2025, one of 36 record closes in 2025 up to that day.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on November 20, 2025?

It was up 11.17% from its last close of 2024; the Nasdaq Composite was up 14.33%.

How did the stock market do the week of November 17, 2025?

Through Thursday, November 20, 2025, the S&P 500 was down 2.90%, the Nasdaq Composite was down 3.59% and the Dow was down 2.96%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on November 20, 2025?

On Thursday, November 20, 2025, the VIX closed at 26.42 (+2.76) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.106% (−0.027 pts).

Source and method

S&P 500 (^GSPC), Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), Russell 2000 (^RUT), VIX (^VIX) and 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) daily closes via Yahoo Finance, from January 1995. Records, streaks, "since" dates and returns are computed by Portfolio Terminal from those closes as of November 20, 2025; a record means the highest close since 1995. The week runs from the previous Friday's close, the month from the previous month's last close, one year from the close 365 days earlier. "After" figures count finished sessions only. Not investment advice.