A combination of rising domestic interest rates and volatile fuel markets left U.S. stocks trading flat to lower for much of 2005 before a rally late in the year pushed the broad market into positive territory. The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index ended up 3.00%. The Nasdaq (National Association of Securities Dealers automated quotations) composite index gained 1.37%, but the Dow Jones industrial average (DJIA), composed of 30 of the market's most respected stocks, ended the year down 0.61%.
