Session closedFri Oct 17, 2025, 4:00 pm ET

Stock market close on Friday, October 17, 2025

The S&P 500 rose 0.53% to 6,664.01 on Friday, October 17, 2025. It closed 1.33% below its record of 6,753.72, set on October 8, 2025. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.52% to 22,679.97, the Dow rose 238.37 points, or 0.52%, to 46,190.61 and the Russell 2000 fell 0.60% to 2,452.17.

S&P 5006,664.01+34.94+0.53%Dow Jones46,190.61+238.37+0.52%Nasdaq Composite22,679.97+117.43+0.52%Russell 20002,452.17−14.85−0.60%

What stands out on Oct 17, 2025

computed from closes since 1995

S&P 500 vs record−1.33%record 6,753.72 on Oct 8, 2025

Small caps vs large−1.13 ptsRussell 2000 −0.60% vs S&P 500 +0.53%

VIX20.78−4.53 on the day

10-year yield4.007%+0.031 pts on the day

The Oct 17, 2025 close in its quarter

before · after

Jul 21 – Nov 17 · daily closes

6,783.826,564.456,345.08what came next →Oct 17 · 6,664.01

The week of Oct 13

S&P 500, day by day

Returns to this close

as of Oct 17, 2025

S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000: close and returns as of Oct 17, 2025
Index	Close	Day	Week	Month	Year to date	1 year
S&P 500	6,664.01	+0.53%	+1.70%	−0.37%	+13.30%	+14.08%
Dow Jones	46,190.61	+0.52%	+1.56%	−0.45%	+8.57%	+6.83%
Nasdaq Composite	22,679.97	+0.52%	+2.14%	+0.09%	+17.45%	+23.44%
Russell 2000	2,452.17	−0.60%	+2.40%	+0.64%	+9.95%	+7.51%

After the Oct 17, 2025 close

S&P 500 from 6,664.01

Next session+1.07%6,735.13 on Oct 20, 2025 A week later+1.92%6,791.69 on Oct 24, 2025 A month later+0.13%6,672.41 on Nov 17, 2025 Three months later+1.99%6,796.86 on Jan 20, 2026

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The Oct 17, 2025 close: what people ask

How did the stock market close on October 17, 2025?

On Friday, October 17, 2025, the S&P 500 at 6,664.01 (+0.53%), the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 46,190.61 (+0.52%, +238.37 points), the Nasdaq Composite at 22,679.97 (+0.52%) and the Russell 2000 at 2,452.17 (−0.60%), each from its previous close.

Was October 17, 2025 a record close for the S&P 500?

No. It closed 1.33% below the record of 6,753.72 set on October 8, 2025, one of 33 record closes in 2025 up to that day.

How much was the S&P 500 up for the year on October 17, 2025?

It was up 13.30% from its last close of 2024; the Nasdaq Composite was up 17.45%.

How did the stock market do the week of October 13, 2025?

In the week ending Friday, October 17, 2025, the S&P 500 rose 1.70%, the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.14% and the Dow rose 1.56%, from the previous week's last close.

What were the VIX and the 10-year Treasury yield on October 17, 2025?

On Friday, October 17, 2025, the VIX closed at 20.78 (−4.53) and the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.007% (+0.031 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 October 17, 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.