What makes a stock go up? Supply and demand. More buyers means a rise in stock prices. When there are more sellers, stock ...

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In the short term, stocks go up and down because of the law of supply and demand. Billions of shares of stock are bought and sold each day, and it's this buying and selling that sets stock prices.

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Bank of America's stock rose 1.5% on Tuesday. So far in 2025, the stock is up by 5%, while the S&P 500 SPX has risen by about 4.5%. This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by ...