Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services‘ Energy Team.

Markets are in a celebratory mood coming back from the Easter 3-day weekend, thanks to the strong March jobs report for the U.S. that came out Friday

After closing out its fourth-consecutive quarter of positive returns on Wednesday, the S&P 500 index on Thursday paired that with closing above the 4000 milestone for the first time in its history.

Despite a bout of volatility that surfaced in the back end of the quarter, U.S. equity markets surged higher in Q1 2021 on the back of two overriding themes – greater than expected stimulus and vaccine progress.

As Head of Omni Services for eVestment, Kathi Ray believes that challenges faced in the workplace are inevitable and should be viewed as important opportunities to learn and grow.

Healthcare is very clearly going digital, both in terms of access to services and how those services are delivered to patients.

Rather than make markets more efficient, regulators have added more free riding. Sliding prices based on price discovery from other exchanges are allowed.

Following a recent trend, March saw a mixed performance among the 74 indexes that we track, with an average increase of 0.8%. Of those 74 indexes, 47 had positive performance for the month.

Daily energy market commentary provided by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Advisory Services‘ Energy Team.

This month, we highlight how Nasdaq is making an impact through its health and wellness practices, especially one year into a global pandemic. We interviewed Nasdaq leaders who help employees navigate well-being and work-life integration in a remote environment.