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Major indices close higher but late selling sends indices lower on Baghdad bomb chatter

  
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Nasdaq closes at a record

The major US indices are closing higher on the day. However some late day selling on Baghdad bomb chatter helped to push the indices off highs into the close.
Nevertheless the NASDAQ index is closing at a record level.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index up 15.88 points or 0.49% at 3253.06. The high price reached 3267.07. The low extended to 3236.67
  • NASDAQ index rose 60.66 points or 0.67% at 9129.24. The high price reached 9168.88. The low extended to 9059.38
  • Dow rose 161.45 points or 0.56% at 28745.20. The high price reached 28866.18. The low extended to 28522.51.

Stock indices end lower. All S&P sectors close lower on the day

  
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Late day selling hurts major indices

Some late day selling has pushed the major indices into the red.  All the S&P sectors are closing lower on the day.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index -9.13 points or -0.28% to 3237.15. The high reached 3244.91.The low extended to 3232.43
  • NASDAQ index fell -2.883 points or -0.03% to 9068.58. The high reached 9091.93. The low extended to 9042.55
  • Dow fell -119.97 points or -0.42% to 28583.43. The high reached 28685.50. The low extended to 28565.28.

S&P, Nasdaq have best year since 2013

  
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Nasdaq up over 35% on year

The US stock market is closed for the year, and oh what a year it was.
The S&P index and the NASDAQ index both had their best years since 2013. The NASDAQ index led the way for the year with a gain of 35.23%. The S&P index rose by 28.87%. The Dow industrial average was limited with a 22.33% gain. Boeing weighed on that index in 2019.
For the day, the major indices are closing near highs:
  • S&P index rose 9.41 points or 0.29% to 3230.70
  • NASDAQ index rose 26.611 points or 0.30% to 8972.60
  • Dow rose 76.1 points or 0.27% to 28538.24
Globally for the year, the Nasdaq index was the largest gainer (+35.23%) followed by the S&P index (+28.88%) and Italy’s FTSE MIB (up 28.28%).  The Shanghai composite index had a impressive 22.1% return.  France’s Cac and Germany’s DAX rose 26.37% and 25.48% respectively.
The worst performing index was the Portuguese PSI20 at 10.20% and Spain’s Ibex at 11.82%.  The UK FTSE, with all the upheaval and uncertainty from Brexit and the political upheaval, had a limited (relatively) gain of 12.10%.
The YTD returns were impressive in 2019

The major US indices snap their two-day slide

  
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Major indices close higher on the day

The major US indices not there today slide and are closing near the days highs in the process. Chair Powell’s view that it would take significant and persistent inflation before the next Fed hike, gave traders the green light to take stock higher.  Ahead, however, will be the US China tariffs scheduled to be hiked on December 15. That along with the UK election on the next key events for not only the US stock market but global stocks.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index, +9.09 points or 0.29% at 3141.61. The high reached 3143.98. The low extended to 3133.21
  • NASDAQ index rose and 37.867 points or 0.44% at 8654.05. The high reached 8658.48. The low fell to 8622.355
  • The Dow rose 29.37 points or 0.11% to 27911.09. The hi reached 27925.50. The low extended to 27801.80

US Major indices close just off session lows

  
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tocks not three-day winning streak

The US major indices are closing just off session lows and in the process have snapped the 3 day winning streak.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index, -9.95 points or -0.32% at 3135.96. The high reached 3148.87. The low extended to 3135.46
  • Nasdaq index closed down -34.7 points or -0.4% at 8621.82. The high reached 8678.85. The low extended to 8619.77
  • The Dow closed down -105.39 points or -0.3% at 27909.67. The high reached 28010.42. The low extended to 27906.14
The ranges of the major stock indices
Some winners today included:
  • US steel, +10.63%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, +2.29%
  • Slack, +2.2%
  • Deere & Company, +1.65%
  • Qualcomm, +1.31%
  • Target, +1.13%
  • Papa John’s, +1.12%
  • Home Depot, +1.06%
  • Tesla, +1.05%
  • IBM, +0.53%
  • Visa, +0.43%

Some losers today included:

  • Micron, -3.15%
  • Beyond Meat, -2.85%
  • Rite Aid, -2.29%
  • Intuitive Surgical, -2.10%
  • AMD, -1.77%
  • Alcoa, -1.75%
  • Stryker, -1.73%
  • Netflix, -1.52%
  • AliBaba, -1.58%
  • Apple, -1.39%
  • Goldman Sachs, -1.2%
  • Walt Disney, -1.0%

The Dow Rose 55 Points Because the U.S. and China Are Talking Trade Turkey

  
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All three main U.S. stock indexes closed with modest gains on Tuesday, adding to Monday’s record highs. U.S.-China trade negotiations continued ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, as representatives from both countries made another high-level call on Tuesday. Consumer confidence slipped again in November, but still remains at a relatively high level. In today’s After the Bell, we…

  • watch U.S. and China negotiators push trade talks a step further
  • gauge Trump’s position on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movements;
  • and check on how American consumers feel in November.

Time to Be Thankful

Stocks edged up again on Tuesday as trade negotiators from the U.S. and China hold another high-level phone call to resolve core issues. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 55.21 points, or 0.20%, to close at 28,121.68. The S&P 500 added 6.88 points, or 0.22%, to finish at 3140.52, and the Nasdaq Composite increased 15.44 points, or 0.18%, to close at 8647.93.

The major indices end the week with modest gains. Dow and S&P broke 3 day slides

  
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For the week, the major indices moved lower

The major indices are ending the week with modest gains. The Dow and S&P ended a three-day slide.
  • S&P index rose 6.64 points or 0.21% at 3110.18.
  • NASDAQ index rose 13.68 points or 0.16% at 8519.89
  • Dow rose 107.32 points or 0.39% at 27873.68
For the week, the major indices closed lower. The NASDAQ index is closing lower for the 1st time in 7 weeks.  The declines were relatively modest. The numbers are showing:
  • S&P index, -0.33%
  • Nasdaq index, -0.25%
  • Dow, -0.47%
Overall, if this is a down week, it certainly was not a disaster.

NASDAQ, S&P and Dow all close at record highs

  
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Late rally kicks the S&P into positive territory

the major indices all closed positive on the day and that means record closes. The S&P was the closest at not reaching the milestone, but some late buying kicked the index into positive territory.  The NASDAQ and Dow had an easier time of it.
The unofficial closes are showing:
  • The S&P index +1.37 points or 0.04% at 3121.84. The high reached 3124.17. The low extended to 3112.06
  • The NASDAQ index +9.109 points or 0.11% at 8549.93. The high reached 8559.78. The low extended to 8503.625
  • The Dow close up 530.52 points or 0.11% at 28035.43. The high reached 28040.97. The low extended to 27969.24.
The major indices open lower and was under early pressure, but started to come back after word Pres. Trump and Fed Chair Powell had a private meeting in the private quarters of the White House (with Treasury Secretary Mnuchin).    Concerns about China were replaced by hopes that the Fed Chair might be convinced to cut rates down the road.
Disney continues to be a boost to the Dow. It rose $2.98 or 2.06%.
Other gainers today included:
  • Lyft, +4.37%
  • Nvidia, +3.99%
  • AMD, +3.5%
  • Netflix, +2.58%
  • Chipotle, +2.22%
  • Square, +1.59%
  • UnitedHealth, +1.3%
  • Facebook, +1.22%
  • Nike, +1.18%
  • Procter & Gamble, +1.14%
  • Walmart, +1.1%
Some underperformers today included:
  • Under Armour, -2.59%
  • Fiat, -2.31%
  • Schlumberger, -1.92%
  • Chevron, -1.71%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, -1.64%
  • Beyond Meat, -1.26%
  • Caterpillar, -1.2%
  • Gilead, -1.14%

Dow and S&P close at all time records. Nasdaq does not.

  
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Dow leads the way. S&P marginally higher.  Nasdaq marginally lower

The major US indices are ending the session mixed.
  • The Dow led the way with a gain of 92.10 points or 0.33% at 27783.59
  • The S&P index ended marginally higher by 2.20 points or 0.07% at 3094.04
  • The NASDAQ index fell -3.989 points or -0.05% at 8482.10.
The record-o-meter is showing both the Dow and S&P closing at record high levels. The NASDAQ index – despite reaching new all time intraday highs – did not sustain the gains,and therefore did not close at a new all-time record high.

Dow closes unchanged. Nasdaq closes at a record. S&P just short

  
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Is unchanged in the Dow a record?

Does a “tie go to the runner” in stocks (that’s a baseball term). That is, a Dow that closes unchanged, does it make it a record close or because the record was already reached yesterday, is itnot a record?
Regardless of it being record or not, what we do know it is it is rare that the Dow ends the day spot on the level from the previous day. So lets relish that unusual occurence.
The Nasdaq however, did close at a record high with its gain today. The S&P fell short by a point or two today.
The final numbers are showing:
  • The S&P rose 4.83 points or 0.16% at 3091.84.
  • The NASDAQ index rose 21.814 points or 0.26% at 8486.09
  • The Dow ended same level as yesterday at 27691.49.
European shares today and higher with the exception of the Spanish Ibex.
Below is a graphical look of the percentage high percentage low in percent close for the major indices in North America and Europe today.
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