Stock Market First Quarter 2024. Stock market is off to a soaring start in 2024, as optimism over the economy and interest rate cuts has combined with exuberance about the. As we head into the second quarter, it’s time to take a step back and evaluate how the equity markets performed in the first three.

27 closing low — leaving investors to. It’s the final week of the first quarter and the s&p 500 is on track for a price gain of nearly 10% — and has rallied nearly 30% off its oct.