US major indices give up gains seen over the last two trading days

The major stock indices erased the gains seen over the last up two trading days

  • The Dow industrial average closed last Thursday at 34677.99. The index is closing today at 34641.17, down -280.7 points or -0.8%
  • The S&P index closed last Thursday at 4530.42. The index is closing today at 4525.11, down -57.52 points or -1.26%.
  • The NASDAQ index closed last Thursday at 14220.52. The index is closing today at 14204.18, down -328.3 points or -2.26%
  • The Russell 2000 index closed last Thursday at 2070.12. The index is closing today at 2046.04, down -49.39 points or -2.36%.

The best sectors today include:

  • utilities +0.7%
  • healthcare +0.3%
  • consumer staples +0.1%

The worst performers today included

  • consumer discretionary -2.3%
  • technology -2.1%
  • energy -1.5%

The price of crude oil sold off from the settlement price at $101.96 and currently trades at $100.35. That’s down $-2.93 or -2.8%.