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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.

S&P and NASDAQ closed at record levels. All sectors of the S&P rise

Dow leads the way with a 1.36% gain. Closes within 50 points of the end of December closing level

the S&P index and the NASDAQ index close at records.  All sectors of the S&P closed higher. The Dow industrial average closed within 50 points of the 2019 closing level. The price is not traded above its record closing level since February 21, 2020.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index rose and 34.15 points or 1.01% at 3431.31. It’s high price reached 3432.09.
  • NASDAQ index rose 67.918 points or 0.60% at 11379.72. It’s high price reached 11462.05.
  • The Dow industrial average rose 378.13 points or 1.35% to 28308.46. That The price within 50 points of its 2019 closing level of 28358.44.
Airline stocks were big winners today:
  • United Airlines rose 9.9%
  • Delta Air Lines rose 9.28%
  • Southwest Airlines rose 6.49%
Boeing was also a big winner with a gain of 6.42%.
Financials also outperformed with the major banks and investment banks rising over 2%:
  • Wells Fargo, +3.68%
  • Citigroup, +3.59%
  • PNC financial, +3.21%
  • Bank of America, +2.84%
  • J.P. Morgan, +2.82%
  • Morgan Stanley, +2.5%
  • Goldman Sachs, +2.41%
  • Charles Schwab +1.97%

S&P and NASDAQ index close at record highs

Dow industrial average leads the way

the S&P and NASDAQ index both closed at record levels, but for the day the Dow industrial average was the biggest percentage gainer.

The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index up 11.73 points or 0.35% at 3397.24.
  • The NASDAQ index rose 46.848 points or 0.42% at 11311.80
  • Dow industrial average rose 190.84 points or 0.69% at 27930.53

For the week, the NASDAQ led the way. The Dow industrial average ended the week unchanged.

  • S&P index rose 0.72%
  • NASDAQ index rose 2.65%
  • Dow industrial average was unchanged

For the year to date, the Dow industrial average still remains down. The NASDAQ index continues its stellar performance.

  • S&P index +5.15%
  • NASDAQ index +26.07%
  • Dow industrial average -2.13%
Some of the big gainers today included:
  • Apple, +5.14%
  • dear and Company, +4.39%
  • Nvidia, +4.43%
  • Tesla, +2.39%
  • Qualcomm, +2.15%
  • Corning, +1.88%
  • Nike, +1.63%
  • Marriott, +1.35%
  • AMD, +1.27%
  • Chipotle, +1.13%
  • Costco, +1.12%
  • J&J, +0.9%
  • Home Depot, +0.9%
Big losers today included:
  • Slack, -2.97%
  • United Airlines, -2.97%
  • Papa John’s, -2.16%
  • Uber, -1.85%
  • Box, -1.83%
  • Deutsche Bank, -1.71%
  • Beyond Meat, -1.5%
  • Delta, -1.27%
  • Boeing -1.25%
  • Raytheon technologies, -1.21%
  • Whirlpool, -1.17%
  • Netflix, -1.1%

NASDAQ closes at a new record.

 Major indices close higher

The NASDAQ index close at a another record high. The previous high close came in at 11,210.84. The index close today at 11,264.95. The S&P index traded above its all-time high closing price but could not sustain the gains into the close.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index up 10.69 points or 0.32% at 3385.54. The high price reached 3390.80. The low price extended to 3354.69. The all-time high close was at 3389.78. The index closed just below that level. The all-time intraday high from Wednesday’s trade reach 3399.54.
  • The NASDAQ index closed up 118.49 points or 1.06% at 11264.95. The close was above the previous high close at 11,210.84. Intraday the pair also traded to a new all time high of 11,283.61.
  • the Dow industrial average lagged the other indices but still closed higher by 46.85 points or 0.17% at 27739.73. It’s high price extended to 27781.46 while the low reached 27526.25.

Late day comments from the CDC that the southern states may have reached a peak and the death rate should start to go down next week helped to push the stocks up near the close.

Apple closed with a market capitalization above $2 trillion for the 1st time. It closed at $473.10 up $10.27 or 2.22%. Microsoft rose by 2.33%. Facebook rose by 2.45% cotton Netflix rose by 2.75%, and Alphabet rose by 2.05%.
In the European markets, the major indices all closed over 1% lower on the day with the UK FTSE leading the way with a decline of -1.61%.

S&P and NASDAQ index close at new record highs

Dow falls on the day

Both the S&P and NASDAQ index closed at record highs today. The gain in the S&P index from the March low has now risen over 54%. The Dow industrial average did not fare as well. It fell by -0.24% on the day. The NASDAQ index continued its surge and outperformed the other indices once again.

A look at the final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index rose 7.78 points or 0.23% at 3389.77. The close today surpassed the February 19 high close of 3386.15.  The index they also took out the high intraday level from February 19 that 3393.52. The new all-time intraday high price is 3395.06. The S&P index is now up 4.92% year-to-date
  • NASDAQ index also closed at a new record high. It moved up by 81.118 points or 0.73% to 11210.84. The intraday high price of 11230.61 is now the new all time high intraday level. The low price reached 11103.83. The NASDAQ index year-to-date is up 24.95 points
  • Dow industrial average fell -66.84 points or -0.24% to 27778.07. It’s high price reached 27891.12, while its low extended to 27668.79. The Dow industrial average is still down -2.66% on the year.
The flow funds in the US also did not benefit the small-cap Russell 2000. It fell by -1.02% on the day.
The European markets also did not do well today. Each of the major indices gave up gains and closed lower on the day led by the UK FTSE which fell by -0.83%.
US and European stock indices

S&P closes just below all time high closing level.

Nasdaq rises 2.13% on the day

The major indices are all closing higher led by the Nasdaq index.
  • The Dow and S&P are up 9 of the last 10 days
  • The Nasdaq broke the 3 day losing streak.
  • The S&P rose to above the all time highest close at 3386.15 intraday,  but has closed just below that level.
  • The Dow is 2% from recouping all the 2020 losses.
The final numbers are showing:
  • The S&P index closed at 3380.35, that is up 46.66 points or 1.4%. The high reached 3387.89. The low reached 3355. 46.
  • The Nasdaq index closed up 229.41 or 2.13% at 11012.22. The high reached 11036.71. The low reached 10877.16
  • The Dow closed  up 289.93 points or 1.05% at 27976.84. The high reached  28043.89. The low extended to 27843.32.

S&P and Dow close higher for the 6th consecutive day

NASDAQ 7-day win streak broken today

The S&P squeaked out a higher close. The Dow industrial average also closed higher. The gains for the day extended the up streak to 6 consecutive days. The NASDAQ index streak of 7 consecutive higher closes was broken as it fell close to 1% on the day.

A look at the final numbers shows:
  • S&P index rose 2.12 points or 0.06% to 3351.532
  • NASDAQ index closed down 97.09 points or -0.87% to 11010.98
  • Dow industrial average closed up 47.74 points or 0.17% to 27434.72
The Dow had his best week since June 5.. The S&P index at its best week since July 2.
For the week the major indices close higher with the Dow leading the way with a 3.81% increase.
The change for the 1st week of August is showing:
  • S&P index, +2.45%
  • NASDAQ index, +2.47%
  • Dow industrial average +3.8%
Year-to-date, the Dow is within 3.87% of unchanged for the year.
  • S&P index is up +3.73%
  • NASDAQ index is up and oversized +22.72%
  • Dow industrial average is down -3.87%
Winners today included:
  • First Solar, +13.08%
  • FedEx, +6.57%
  • Marriott international, +3.77%
  • Wells Fargo, +3.47%
  • American Express, +3.46%
  • Travelers, +3.17%
  • Charles Schwab, +2.72%
  • PNC financial, +2.58%
  • General Dynamics, +2.57%
  • Bank of America +2.47%
  • Citigroup, +2.42%
  • Raytheon technologies, +2.29%
  • J.P. Morgan, +2.2%
  • Berkshire Hathaway, +2.11%. Berkshire Hathaway will announce their earnings tomorrow
Big decliners today included:
  • Tencent, -7.36%
  • Lyft, -6.65%
  • Uber, -5.21%
  • AliBaba, -5.08%
  • Slack, -3.76%
  • Zoom, -3.55%
  • Chewy, -3.23%
  • Adobe, -3.19%
  • Netflix, -2.77%
  • PayPal, -2.63%
  • Qualcomm, -2.53%
  • Tesla, -2.44%
  • Apple, -2.28%
European shares closed mixed led by the German DAX which rose by 0.66%. Spain’s Ibex fell by -0.11%.

NASDAQ closes at a record close for the 31st time in 2020

The NASDAQ Stock Market. Known as NASDAQ, is an American stock exchange. NASDAQ , #AFFILIATE, #American, #stock, #exchange, #NASDAQ, #Stock #adMajor indices close near session highs

The NASDAQ index is closing at a record high for the 31st time in 2020. The index moved above the 11,000 level for the 1st time ever, but is closing just below that milestone at 10,998.39.

  • The S&P index closes 2% from its all-time high and is up 4 sessions in a row
  • The Dow led the way with a 1.39% gain and also closed higher for the 4th consecutive day
A look at the final numbers shows:
  • S&P index up 21.21 points or 0.64% at 3327.72. The high price reached 3330.77. The low price extended to 3317.37
  • NASDAQ index closed up 57.23 points or 0.52% at 10998.39. It’s high price reached 11002.11. The low price extended to 10943.72
  • The Dow industrial average surged by 372.84 points or 1.39% to 27201.32. The high price reached 27221.67. The low price extended to 26924.78
Disney was the big winner today after they pivoted movie strategy by announcing they would release the movie Mulan on their Disney+ channel on September 4 at a one-time price of $30 to subscribers.

Major indices close higher. The NASDAQ closes at a new record high again

Late day rally takes the indices to new session highs

the major indices rallied into the close and as a result are closing near/at their highs for the day. The Dow industrial average led the way today with a 0.62% gain. The S&P index and NASDAQ index each closed up around 0.35%.

  • The NASDAQ closed at yet another new record high and have been up for 5 consecutive days. For the year the NASDAQ is up 21.8%
  • The S&P closes lesson 3% from the all-time high
  • The S&P index and Dow industrial average have now been up for 3 consecutive days
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index rose 11.9 points or 0.36% at 3306.51. The close was just off the session highs at 3306.84. The low reached 3286.37
  • NASDAQ index rose 38.37 points or 0.35% at 10941.16. The high price reached 10941.90. The low extended to 10852.89
  • Dow industrial average rose 164.07 points or 0.62% at 26828.42. It’s high price reached 26832.72. The low price extended to 26597.82
Although there is no coronavirus deal, just before the close Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he could support an extension of the US$600 unemployment benefit it Trump supports it.
After the close Disney reported adjusted earnings-per-share of $0.08 vs. expectations of $-0.64. The revenues however came in light at $11.78 billion vs. expectations of $12.39 billion. Disney plus subscribers told 57.5 million vs. expectations of 59.4 million. Disney shares initially move lower but are now trading up 2.46% $120.18.

US major indices close session mixed

S&P and Dow and the lower. NASDAQ index close higher ahead of key earnings

The major indices close mixed ahead of the key earnings from Apple, Amazon, alphabet and Facebook

The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index fell -12.22 points or -0.3% to 3246.22
  • NASDAQ index rose +44.87 points or 0.43% to 10,587.81
  • Dow industrial average fell -225.92 points or -0.5% to 26,313.65