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Major indices close with modest changes on the day

Dow and S&P up for the second straight day.

The major indices are closing with modest changes on the day. The Dow is leading the way with a gain of 0.4%.

  • The Dow and S&P are up for the second straight day
  • The NASDAQ remains on track for its 1st monthly loss since October
  • Dow and S&P are both on track for monthly gains
  • S&P is 1% from its all-time high
  • Russell 2000 the way for the second consecutive day
A look at the final numbers shows:
  • S&P index up 4.76 points or 0.11% at 4200.79
  • NASDAQ down 1.72 points or -0.01% at 13736.28
  • Dow up 141.59 points or less 0.41% at 34464.64.
Salesforce after the close announced better earnings and revenues. The stock is up 1.6% in after-hours trading.

Major indices close higher. Dow lags (but close higher). Russell 2000 leads the way higher

Nvidia releases earnings after the close

the major US indices are ending the session with mixed results. The Dow 30 is closing lower. The Russell 2000 index up small-cap stocks is closing up around 2%.

  • The Dow and S&P are on track for a monthly gain
  • the NASDAQ remains on track for a down month. First decline since October
  • Best-performing sector was energy
  • Russell 2000 closed higher for the fourth time in five days
  • Dow closes 2% from the all-time high
  • S&P closes less than 1% from the all-time high
  • Dow is up for the fourth time in five sessions
A look at the final numbers shows:
  • S&P index rose 7.94 points or 0.19% at 4196.06
  • NASDAQ index rose 80.83 points or 0.59% at 13738.00
  • Dow industrial average rose 10.13 points or +0.03% at 34322.79
  • Russell 2000 up at 47.52 points or 1.97% at 2249.27
In Europe today, the major indices closed mostly lower but little changed.
Below is a summary of the changes, highs and lows from May point and percentage perspective for North American and major European stock indices.
Nvidia releases earnings after the close_

US Indices close lower on the day. Dow snaps three day up streak

Modest losses

the major US stock indices are closed lower, giving up earlier gains. Highlights for the day include:
  • S&P closes at 1% below all-time high
  • NASDAQ 4% below all-time high
  • Dow closes 2% below all-time high
  • Dow, S&P on track for a monthly gain
  • NASDAQ index on track for a monthly loss

The final numbers are showing:

  • S&P index fell -8.94 points or -0.21% at 4188.14. The high price reached 4213.42. The low price extended to 4182.52
  • NASDAQ index fell -3.99 points or -0.03% at 13657.18. The high price reached 13751.14. The low extended to 13631.80
  • Dow fell -81.52 points or -0.24% at 34312.46. The hi it reached 34511.35. The low extended to 34266.03

Winners in the Dow 30 included:

Dow 30 winners
The top 5 Dow 30 losers include:
Top five Dow losers
Some other big winners today include:
Big winners
While big losers include:
Big losers

US Major indices close higher

S&P and NASDAQ close higher for the second time in three days. NASDAQ still on track for its first monthly loss since October

The major US indices close higher with the NASDAQ leading the way. Although the indices traded to new session highs in the last hour or so, and came off into the close, most of the gains were maintained.

  • S&P closes less than 1% from its all-time high
  • NASDAQ and S&P up for the second time in three days
  • Dow has been up for three consecutive day
A look at the final numbers shows:
  • S&P index rose 41.28 points or 0.99% at 4197.10
  • NASDAQ rose 190.18 points or 1.41% at 13661.17.
  • Dow rose 186.14 point or 0.54% at 34393.98.
Below are the changes, highs and lows for the major North American indices.
S&P and NASDAQ close higher for the second time in three days. NASDAQ still on track for its first monthly loss since October_

Dow, S&P closes lower for the second consecutive week. The Nasdaq rose for the week, but was lower today

NASDAQ index and S&P closes lower.

The US stock indices are closed for the week. The NASDAQ index was the weakest of the majors today. The Dow industrial average closed higher. The S&P was marginally lower:
  • NASDAQ index posts first weekly gain in five weeks
  • NASDAQ post the fourth negative session in five
  • Dow, S&P closed lower for the second straight week
  • Dow is of for the second consecutive day after three days of the declines to start the week
  • The Russell 2000 of small-cap stocks also rose today
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index -3.13 points or -0.08% at 4156.00. The low for the day reached 4151.72.  The high extended to 4188.72
  • NASDAQ index fell -64.75 points or -0.48% at 13470.99. The low for the day reached 13463.27. The high extended to 13616.58.
  • Dow rose 123.69 points or 0.36% at 34207.84. The low for the day reached 34121.91. The high was up a 34415.48
For the week, the the Dow was the biggest loser -0.51%. The NASDAQ gained at 0.31%. Below are the % changes of some of the major indices around the globe.  Canada’s S&P/TSX index was the biggest gain or at 0.91%. The Dow was the biggest decliner for the week.

US Indices close higher with the Nasdaq leading the charge

Nasdaq and S&P still remains lower on the month

The major US indices are closing higher with the NASDAQ leading the charge.
  • All three major indices snapped three days losing streaks
  • The Dow and S&P are on track for a weekly loss
  • NASDAQ is higher for the week and looking to close higher for the first time in five weeks
  • the NASDAQ is less than 5% below its all-time high
  • The S&P is around 2% away from its all-time high
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index up 43.47 points or 1.06% at 4159.16
  • Nasdaq up 236 points or 1.77% at 13535.74
  • Dow up 187.84 points or 0.55% at 34083.88
Some winners today include:
  • Viacom CBS, +4.61%
  • zoom, +4.59%
  • Tesla, +4.09%
  • Lam research, +4.07%
  • Nvidia, +3.87%
  • FireEye, +3.67%
  • Beyond Meat, +3.66%
  • twitter, +3.42%
  • Intuit, +3.32%
  • First Solar, +3.23%
  • Ford, +3.06%
Some losers include:
  • Bed Bath & Beyond, -3.89%
  • DoorDash, -2.28%
  • Tencent, -2.18%
  • Delta Airlines, -1.58%
  • Airbnb, -1.56%
  • Chewy, -1.42%
  • United Airlines, -1.24%
  • PNC, -1.01%
  • Wells Fargo, -0.95%
  • Caterpillar, -0.8%
In the Dow 30, the top 5 leaders include:
  • Apple, +2.10%
  • Boeing, +1.45%
  • Microsoft, +1.39%
  • Amgen, +1.29%
  • Walt Disney, +1.26%
The top 5 losers include:
  • Caterpillar, -0.8%
  • UnitedHealth, -0.24%
  • Verion, 10.23 percent
  • Bank of America, -0.21%
  • JPMorgan, -0.17%

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Closing changes for North American equities

Closing changes for North American equities
  • S&P 500 down 12 points to 4115 (-0.3%)
  • DJIA -0.5%
  • Nasdaq flat
  • Toronto TSX comp -0.6%
The equity bulls put in an impressive performance today. The crypto rout managed to spill over into a broader risk-averse tone in the early going (as insane as that sounds). FX and bonds quickly shook that off and stocks followed but later the FOMC minutes sent markets reeling again. Stocks were down big with an hour of trading left but managed a strong finish.

US Indices close near session lows.

Major indices down for the second consecutive day

The US stocks all close near session lows. The major indices are closing lower for the second consecutive day.  We have now seen three days down, two days up and the last two days lower in the major indices.

A look at the final numbers shows:
  • S&P index -35.54 points or -0.85% at 4127.73. The high price reached 4169.15. The low price extended to 4125.99
  • Nasdaq fell -75.41 points or -0.56% at 13303.64. The high price reached 13485.34. The low extended to 13299.93
  • Dow fell -267.66 points or -0.78% at 34060.13. The high price reached 34408.99. The low extended to 34044.10.
At the highs,
  • The S&P was up 0.13%. The low point reached -0.89%
  • The NASDAQ was up 0.79%. The low point reached -0.59%
  • The Dow was up 0.24%. The low point reached -0.83%
Winners today include:
  • Snowflake, +4.95%
  • ViacomCBS, +4.56%
  • Crowdstrike, +4.36%
  • Palantir, +3.76%
  • Uber, +3.49%
  • Doordash +3.45%
  • Blackberry, +3.3%
  • Novavox, +3.16%
  • Liveperson, +2.39%
  • ARK genomic revolution, +2.04%
Losers today include:
  • Western Digital, -4.16%
  • Charles Schwab, -2.92%
  • Schlumberger, -2.91%
  • PNC -2.64%
  • Roblox, -2.55%
  • Caterpillar, -2.19%
  • Wells Fargo, -2.17%
  • whirlpool, -1.99%
  • micron, -1.89%
  • Corning, -1.83%
  • Facebook, -1.74%
  • Broadcom, -1.45%
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