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

  
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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

  
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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.

  
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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 closes just below all time high closing level.

  
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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.

Dow closes at the highest level since February 24, and just 2.6% from unchanged on the year

  
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Dow and S&P are up for the 7 days in a row

The Dow industrial average led the way for stocks to the upside with a 1.3% gain.

  • The Dow index close at the highest level since February 24th and is just 2.6% from unchanged on the year.
  • Both the Dow and S&P have closed higher for 7 consecutive days.
  • The S&P index is the longest winning streak since April 2019.
  • The Dow’s winning streak is the longest since September 2019.
  • The S&P is less than 1% away from an all-time high close
  • The NASDAQ index closed lower on the day and is on a 2 day losing streak.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index up 9.21 points or 0.27% at 3360.49. The high price reached 3363.29. The low price extended to 3335.44
  • NASDAQ index fell 42.67 points or -0.39% to 10968.35. The high was up at 11,040.25 while the low extended to 10,849.46
  • the Dow industrial average rose 357.96 points or 1.3% to 27791.44. The high price reached 27803.86. The low price extended to 27488.21.
The biggest winners in the Dow included:
  • Boeing, +5.52%
  • Caterpillar, +5.26%
  • Raytheon technologies, +4.87%
  • Nike, +3.48%
  • Chevron, +3.41%
Biggest losers in the Dow included:
  • Microsoft, -1.95%
  • Disney, -0.89%
  • J&J, -0.44%
  • McDonald’s, -0.22%
  • Coca-Cola, -0.17%
Other winners today included:
  • US steel, +11.67%
  • Wynn Resorts, +9.95%
  • United Airlines, +9.35%
  • FedEx, +8.89%
  • Delta Air Lines, +7.95%
  • Alcoa, +6.17%
  • Southwest Airlines +5.14%

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

  
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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

  
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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 and at session highs. NASDAQ leads the way with Apple, Facebook, Amazon outperforming

  
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Dow, S&P, NASDAQ close higher for the 4th consecutive month

the month of July is over and all the major indices closed higher for the 4th consecutive month. The S&P index had its second-best July performance since 2010. Apple, Amazon, Facebook all of the way after their earnings release last night. Apple rose up 10.47%. Facebook rose 8.18% and Amazon rose by 3.7%.  Alphabet was left out despite posting better earnings. Their stock fell by -3.28%.

On the downside the Dow post its 2nd straight weekly decline.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index up 24.9 points or 0.77% at 3271.12
  • NASDAQ index up 157.46 points or 1.49% at 10745.23
  • Dow industrial average up 114.67 points or 0.44% at 26428.33
For the week, the NASDAQ led the way. The Dow industrial average could not make it to the unchanged level falling by -0.16%:
  • S&P index rose by 1.73%
  • NASDAQ rose by 3.69%, and as mentioned
  • Dow fell by -0.16%
For the month, the market initially tried to rotate out of the NASDAQ stocks and into the industrial/broader market, but the run up in tech stocks today and this week push the NASDAQ back into the lead:
  • S&P index rose by 5.51%.  As mentioned it was the 2nd largest July increase since 2010
  • NASDAQ index rose by 6.82%
  • Dow rose by 2.3%
For the year to date, the Nasdaq index continues to outperform, but the S&P index has moved back into the black (it dipped into the red earlier this week). The Dow remains lower on the year.
  • S&P index up 1.25%
  • Nasdaq up 19.76%
  • Dow down -7.39%

US major indices close session mixed

  
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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

Dow and S&P post the 1st negative week in 4 weeks

  
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NASDAQ down for the 2nd week in a row

US major indices are ending the session with declines. For the week each of the major indices are also lower. It was the 1st negative week for the Dow and S&P in 4 weeks. For the NASDAQ is on a 2 week losing streak. The NASDAQ led the way to the downside this week with a -1.33% decline.
The final numbers for the day show:
  • S&P index -20.03 points or -0.62% at 3215.63
  • NASDAQ index -98.24 points or -0.94% at 10363.13
  • Dow -182.44 points or -0.68% at 26469.89
For the week, the NASDAQ led the way to the downside:
  • S&P index -0.28%
  • NASDAQ index -1.33%
  • Dow industrial average -0.76%
Year to date, the S&P index turned back negative on the year:
  • S&P index -0.47%
  • NASDAQ index +15.5%
  • Dow industrial average -7.25%
For the last year:
  • S&P index +6.49%
  • NASDAQ index +24.53%
  • Dow -2.93%
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