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The Dow industrial average closes at another record high
NASDAQ snaps four days losing streak.
The US stocks rallied into the close with the Dow ending the session at a new record and at the highs of the day. The index is closing up 315.76 points for the fourth higher close in as many days. The NASDAQ index is also closing higher for the first time in five trading days.
A snapshot of the final numbers are showing:
- Dow industrial average rose 318.19 points or 0.93% at 34548.53. The high reached 34561.29
- S&P index rose 33.51 points or 0.8% at 4201.10. The high reached 4202.80
- Nasdaq index closed up 50.42 points or 0.37% at 13632.84. The high reached 13635.74
The Russell index eked out a tiny gain by closing up 0.05 points or 0.002% at 2241.42.
At the lows:
- Dow was down -45.28 points or -0.13%
- S&P was down -20.09 points or -0.48%
- Nasdaq was down -143.03 points or -1.05%
- Russell 2000 index traded down -42.37 points or -1.89%
The major indices snatch victory from the jaws of defeat today. Tomorrow the nonfarm payroll report (and other employment statistics) will be released at 8:30 AM ET.
S&P 500 finishes flat after a lively ride, Nasdaq down 0.4%
Up and down but unchanged at the end
Closing changes from the main bourses:
- S&P 500 +3 points to 4167
- Nasdaq -0.4%
- Dow +0.3%
- Russell 2000 -0.4%
- Toronto TSX +0.6%
There were some twists and turns on the journey to nowhere. The index started 20 points higher then gave it all back and more. Then hit a session high a noon and chopped along around there before falling again in the last hour to finish unchanged.
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US stocks close mixed. Dow industrial average closes higher in late day surge
NASDAQ index was down over 400 points at the lows
the major indices rebounded into the close and settled mixed. The Dow industrial average surged to positive territory at the bell and is closing near the session highs. The NASDAQ and the S&P index remains negative.
A snapshot of the closing levels shows:
- S&P index -27.61 points or -0.66% at 4165.05
- Nasdaq -261.62 pointsor -1.88% at 13633.50
- Dow +22.11 points or +0.06% at 34135.34
- Russell 2000 index -29.18 points or -1.28% at 2248.27
Since the US 10-year treasury yield peaked in late March, the USD has weakened against the vast majority of the world’s currencies
Overnight : DOW Closed + 238 points
US stocks saw a flow out of the big cap tech Nasdaq index, and into the cyclicals of the Dow 30. The S&P index is also higher. The NASDAQ index traded as high as 0.57% before reversing and moving down as low as -0.58%. The index settled near the lows at -0.48%. Meanwhile the DOW index never traded negative on the day (nor did the S&P). The Dow gained 0.7%. The S&P rose by 0.31%
Worth noting: $FB During the month of April, Zuckerberg dumped more than $400 million worth of his shares on all of us.
