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The best performing stocks in the S&P 500 this year…
US stocks close with solid gains. S&P up on the week. Dow and Nasdaq show modest declines
Dow Jones rises by 1.17%
The major indices are closing with solid gains on the day after strong job gains. The Dow industrial average leads the way with a gain of over 1.2%. The S&P index and NASDAQ index rose by about 0.9% to 1.0%.
The final numbers are showing:
- S&P index rose 28.42 points or 0.91% at 3145.85. The high price reached 3150.60. The low extended to 3134.62
- NASDAQ index rose 85.826 points or 1.0%. The high price reached 8665.44. The low extended to 8630.57
- Dow industrial average rose 336.90 points or 1.22% at 28014.69. The high price reached 28035.85. The low price extended to 27839.68
For the week, the S&P index squeaked out a small gain while the NASDAQ and Dow both ended with modest losses. The changes for the week are showing:
- S&P index, +0.16%
- NASDAQ index, -0.10%
- Dow industrial average, -0.13%
A Growing Share of S&P 500 Companies’ Earnings Are Contracting
US Market : Major indices close little changed on the day
Small gains in the major indices
The major indices are ending the day with small gains. The final numbers are showing
- S&P index rose 4.94 points or 0.16% at 3117.69. The high price came in at 3119.45. The low was at 3103.76
- NASDAQ index rose 4.031 points or 0.05% at 8570.70. The high price reached 8588.88. The low was down at 8541.91
- Dow industrial average rose 29.36 points or 0.11% at 27679.14 the high price reached 27745.2. The low extended to 27562.80
The Dow leaders are Apple and Nike.
- Apple shares rose by 1.46%
- Nike shares were up 2.26%
On the downside:
- 3M was the biggest loser at -1.68%
- DuPont fell by -1.2 at 3%
- Boeing fell by -0.91%
US stocks end higher but can’t hold onto new highs made in the last hour of trading
Helped by hope of US/China. Weaker ADP employment and ISM nonmanufacturing limited the run higher
The US stocks are ending the session higher on the day but a late day rally that made new day highs could not be sustained.
Catalyst to the upside was hope for US/China trade deal. Hurting the sentiment (or limiting the upside) was weaker ADP employment change and weaker than expected ISM nonmanufacturing index.
The final numbers are showing:
- S&P index, +19.56 points or 0.63% at 3112.76. The high reached 3119.38.
- NASDAQ index, +46.029 points or 0.54% at 8566.67. The high reached 8584.88.
- Dow industrial average rose 146.97 points or 0.53% at 27649.78. The high price extended to 27727.45
To date, only 64 S&P 500 companies are in red this year.
US equity markets weaken into the close
Early close due to the US holiday

The S&P 500 fell 12 points to 3141, finishing just 2 points above the session low. Selling accelerated on reports about more more sanctions on Huawei along with a brutal day in energy.
Even with today’s fall, the index posted a sparkling 3.3% climb in the month.