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Stocks up for the 4th straight day. NASDAQ gains 2.5%

Dow, S&P and NASDAQ on track for the best week since April

The major stock indices closed sharply higher for the 4th consecutive day. The Dow, S&P and NASDAQ on track for the best week since April:

  • 10 of the 11 sectors of the S&P closed higher with energy dipping into the negative at the close
  • Dow closes less than 1% below its 2020 breakeven level
  • NASDAQ index is up close to 9% for the week
  • NASDAQ closes less than 2% from the all-time high
  • S&P index closes 2% from its all-time high
  • the S&P index is up 7.4% for the week (was down around 6% last week)
  • 4 straight days higher
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index up 67.01 points or 1.95% at 3510.45
  • NASDAQ index up 300.14 points or 2.59% at 11890.92
  • Dow industrial average up 542.52 points or 1.95% at 28390.18
Some oversize winners today included:
  • Qualcomm, +12.79%
  • FirstSolar, +8.91%
  • Papa John’s +8.12%
  • United Airlines +6.0%
  • Southwest Airlines +5.42%
  • American Airlines +5.32%
  • PayPal +5.3%
  • Caterpillar +5.12%
  • J.P. Morgan, +4.05%
  • Bank of America, +3.89%
  • Salesforce, +3.85%
Some losers today included:
  • AliBaba, -2.76%
  • Northrop Grumman, -2.6%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, -2.54%
  • Exxon Mobil, -2.11%
  • Lockheed Martin, -1.96%
  • Pfizer, -1.52%
  • Phillip Morris, -0.85%
  • Gilead, -0.4%
  • Snowflake, -0.3%
  • Boston Scientific,

US indices close sharply higher. Dow has best day since July

S&P index has all sectors in the green

The major US stock indices are closing sharply higher on hopes for targeted coronavirus aid

  • All 30 Dow stocks closed in the green
  • All 11 S&P sectors closed higher
  • Dow is up nearly 600 points at the highs
  • Stocks close higher to last 3 trading days
  • Dow closes at the highest level since September 2
  • Dow has best day since July
  • The gains today erased the losses (and then some) from yesterday. Yesterday the S&P fell -1.4%. The NASDAQ index fell -1.57% and the Dow industrial average fell by -1.34%.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index rose 58.47 points or 1.74% at 3419.43. The high reached 3426.26. The low extended to 334.56
  • NASDAQ index closed up 209.99 points or 1.88% at 11364.59. The high reached 11380.55. The low reached 11258.35
  • Dow rose 530.7 points or 1.91% at 28303.46. The hi reached 28369.66. The low extended to 27971.36
Some winners include:
  • First Solar, +7.08%
  • Netflix, +5.71%
  • American Express, +4.35%
  • United Airlines, +4.30%
  • Corning, +4.25%
  • Beyond Meat, +4.0%
  • Salesforce, +3.89%
  • Western Digital, +3.56%
  • Slack, +3.53%
  • Boeing, +3.16%
The worst performing Dow stocks include:
  • Verizon, +0.2%
  • Walmart, +0.2%
  • Merck and Company, +0.51%
Other losers today included:
  • Exxon Mobil, -2.49%
  • GoodRx, -1.14%
  • Lyft, -0.49%
  • Papa John’s, -0.38%
  • Crowdstrike, -0.34%
  • Facebook, -0.27%
  • Raytheon, unchanged

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%
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