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A final look at how the U.S. stock market performed under Joe Biden

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The 46th president of the United States is bringing his time at the White House to a close with the S&P 500 up 55% since he took office on Jan. 20, 2021 .

The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced more than 39% over the same period , while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jumped nearly 46% . The Dow and Nasdaq saw their worst returns since George W. Bush’s second term between 2005 and 2009 .

U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday , the final trading day of Biden 's term in office.

All three major benchmarks posted weekly gains amid a retreat in Treasury yields.

Investors were also looking ahead to next week , when Trump is set to be inaugurated as president of the United States .

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