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S&P and NASDAQ closed at record levels once again

Dow within 1% of unchanged on the year

the S&P and NASDAQ index are closing at record levels once again with strong gains of over 1%. The NASDAQ outperformed with a 1.73% rise. The Dow industrial average was down earlier today but pushed to the upside and is closing within 1% of the closing level from 2019. The NASDAQ index is now up 30% on the year. The S&P is up 7.67%
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index up 35.11 points or 1.02% at 3478.73. The high price extended to 3481.07. The low price fell to 3444.15
  • NASDAQ index rose 198.59 points or 1.73% to 11665.06. It’s high price reached 11672.05. It’s low price fell to 11507.46
  • the Dow industrial average rose 83.48 points or 0.3% to 28331.92. It’s high price reached 28353.80, while its low fell to 28153.91
Some oversize gainers included:
  • Salesforce, +26.06%
  • Netflix, +11.59%
  • Adobe, +9.10%
  • Facebook, +8.27%
  • Box, +7.04%
  • Tesla, +6.32%
  • Slack, +5.85%
  • Rack space, +4.05%
  • Uber, +3.53%
  • Chewy, +2.93%

On the downside:

  • Schlumberger: -3.06%
  • United Airlines, -2.75%
  • Wells Fargo, -2.28%
  • Exxon Mobil, -1.84%
  • Southwest Airlines, -1.78%
  • Boeing, -1.7%
  • Bank of America, -1.69%
  • Citigroup, -1.55%
  • J.P. Morgan, -1.39%
  • Papa John’s, -1.18%
  • Pfizer, -0.89%

S&P and NASDAQ closed at record highs once again

S&P index and NASDAQ go out near highs as well

The S&P and NASDAQ index are closing at record highs once again. The broader indexes also traded to new all time high prices today.  The Dow industrial average close lower her by Apple and Boeing.

The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index rose 12.37 points or 0.36% to 3443.65. That was just off the all-time high price of 3444.21
  • Nasdaq index closed up 86.755 points or 0.76% at 11466.47. It’s new all time high price reached 11468.25
  • Dow industrial average fell -60.02 points or -0.21%to 28248.44. It’s high reached 28400.74 .
Salesforce after the close is reporting better-than-expected earnings on the top and bottom line.  EPS came in at $1.44 vs. $0.66 estimates. Revenues come in at $5.15 billion vs. an estimate for $4.9 billion. There shares are up over 7% in after-hours trading.
Salesforce was 1 of the 3 stocks added to the Dow industrial average (along with Honeywell and Amgen).  The 3 stocks replace Exxon Mobil (down -3.38%), Pfizer (-1.11%) and Raytheon (-1.5%).
Intuit it is also posting better-than-expected earnings on the top and bottom lines. There shares are up 4.52% in after-hours trading.

Reuters – FAA has identified a new risk on the Boeing 737 MAX

A report on what the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says is a new risk that Boeing must address

  • discovered during a simulator test last week
  • not yet clear if the issue can be addressed with a software upgrade or will require a hardware fix
Reuters citing ‘sources with knowledge of the matter’.
  • Means Boeing will not conduct a certification test flight until July 8 in a best-case scenario, the sources said … one source cautioned
A report on what the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says is a new risk that Boeing must address 
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