Stock Gains Across 2 of 3 Key Indexes Wednesday, President Trump Decreases Dow and S&P Deficit Vs. Obama

Wednesday was another positive day overall for the stock market, with the NASDAQ finishing up 0.5%, the Dow Jones down 0.2%, and the S&P 500 up 0.2%.

Monday marked day 1427 in the Trump presidency, measured from the day that he took office. Over that time, the NASDAQ is up 128.8%, while the Dow and S&P are up 53.1% and 63.8%, respectively.

Table showing Trump’s performance across all key metrics as of December 16, 2020

At day 1427 in the Obama presidency, the NASDAQ had increased by 94.3%, the Dow by 58.6%, and the S&P by 66.3%. Obama is leading Trump on the Dow Jones and S&P 500, as well as GDP and jobs growth, while Trump is leading on NASDAQ performance.

Table comparing Trump’s cumulative performance to Obama in the stock market as of December 16, 2020

Trump is leading former President George W. Bush across all 3 stock market indexes if we look at the first 1427 days of the Bush presidency. Over that time span, the NASDAQ had decreased 22.5%, the Dow increased 1.1%, and the S&P decreased 10.4%.

Table comparing Trump’s cumulative performance to George W Bush in the stock market as of December 16, 2020

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