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US stocks close mixed in a up and back down session

No new records today..

The US stocks close mixed in a up and down session. The NASDAQ closed higher. The S&P closed near unchanged and the Dow fell.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index closed up 1.02 points or 0.03% at 3321.81. The high reached 3337.77. The low extended to 3320.04
  • Nasdaq index closed up 12.963 points or 0.14% at 9383.77. The high reached 9439.29. The low extended to 9375.129
  • The Dow industrial average fell -9.22 points or -0.03% at 29186.80. The high reached 29320.20. The low extended to 29172.26

Although there were intraday new highs for both the S&P and Nasdaq indices, the gains could not be maintained.

Not a lot of key earnings today, but tomorrow American Airlines, Southwest, Intuitive Surgical and Intel will all report earnings.

Overnight US Market : Major indices close at record levels and near intraday highs

NASDAQ index rises 1.06% as buying continues

The major US indices are closing at record levels and near session highs as well.
The final numbers are showing:
  • the S&P index up 27.61 points or 0.84% at 3316.89. The high reached 3317.11. The low extended to 3302.82
  • the NASDAQ index rose 98.438 points or 1.06% at 9357.13. The high was at 9357.92. The low extended to 9301.32
  • The Dow rose 267.35 points or 0.92% at 29297.53. The high reached 29243.00. The low extended to 29131.95

Happy days are here again and again and again.

Dow record close today. Closes above the 29,000 level.

S&P index and NASDAQ eked out a small gains but off highs

The down industrial average closed above the 29,000 level for the 1st time and close at a record high level. The S&P index also closed at a record level with a modest 6.21 point gain.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index +6.21 points or 0.19% at 3289.36. The high price reached 3298.66. The low extended to 3280.69
  • NASDAQ index closed up 7.366 points or 0.08% at 9258.69. The hi reached 9298.824. The low extended to 9231.137
  • The Dow closed at 29030.83. That was up 91.16 points or 0.31%. The high reached 29127.59. The low extended to 28897.35.

US Market : Record close for the major indices

Dow toys with extending above 29,000, but stalls just short of the level today

The major US stock indices are closing once again at record highs.  The down industrial average toyed with the idea of breaking the 29,000 level. The index moved above the 28,000 level on November November 15. The high price today reached 29,988.01 before backing off.
The closing levels are showing:
  • S&P index up 21.66 points or 0.67% to 3274.71. That is just off the high price of 3275.58. The low reached 3263.67.
  • NASDAQ index rose 74.184 points or 0.81% to 9203.42. The high price reached 9215.95. The low extended to 9158.504
  • Dow rose 212.08 points or 0.74% to 28957.12. The high reached 28988.01. The low extended to 28844.31.
Some big winners today included:
  • Beyond Meat, +10.84%
  • Chewy, +2.97%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, +2.47%
  • AMD, +2.36%
  • Apple, +2.16%
  • Goldman Sachs, +2.05%
  • Starbucks, +1.82%
  • Coca-Cola, +1.79%
  • Alibaba, +1.79%
  • American express, +1.79%
  • Costco, +1.60%
  • Boeing, +1.52%
  • Home Depot, +1.51%
  • Microsoft, +1.22%
  • McDonald’s, +1.21%
Some losers today included:
  • under armor, -3.09%
  • Slack, -2.4%
  • Walgreens boots, -2.08%
  • Tesla, -2.08%
  • AT&T, -1.5%
  • Verizon, -1.47%
  • General Mills, -1.15%
  • Netflix, -1.05%
  • DuPont, -0.91%
  • Lam research -0.78%
  • Broadcom, -0.76%
  • Walt Disney, -0.47%
  • Cisco, -0.42%
  • micron, -0.35%
  • Caterpillar, -0.25%
  • Wells Fargo, -0.17%
  • Southwest Airlines, -0.13%

S&P and Nasdaq close at record levels.

New all time highs in the S&P and Nasdaq too

The S&P and NASDAQ indices are closing at record levels. They also moved to all time record highs intraday.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index, +26.91 points or 0.86% to 3168.55. The new all time intraday high price reached 3176.28
  • NASDAQ index up 63.265 points or 0.73% to 8717.314. The new intraday all-time high price reached 8745.82
  • Dow up 220.62 points or 0.79% to 28131.92

Some winners on the day include:

  • AMD, +7.98%
  • Deutsche Bank, +4.26%
  • FedEx , +3.7%
  • Micron, +3.47%
  • Nvidia, +3.13%
  • Bank of America, +3.09%
  • Cisco, +3.07%
  • Charles Schwab, +2.98%
  • J.P. Morgan, +2.85%
  • PNC financial, +2.54%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, +2.48%
Some losers include:
  • Box, -2.82%
  • Facebook, -2.73%. There was an article in the Wall Street Journal saying that the FTC is looking for an injunction on how Facebook apps interact
  • Boeing, -3.66%
  • LYFT, -1.73%
  • Chipotle, -1.4%
  • Philip Morris, -1.13%
  • Twitter, -0.85%
  • Papa John’s, -0.62%
  • Lockheed Martin, -0.5%
  • Gilead, -0.21%

The major US indices snap their two-day slide

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

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

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.

Overnight :Nasdaq the sole record maker

S&P and Dow close lower

After a few days where the major indices all closed at record levels, today only the Nasdaq is closing with gains. The Dow led the way to the downside.
Home Depot is weighing on the Dow after revenues and forward guidance disappointed today. The price is down $-13.06 or -5.47%.   Home Depot has the 4th highest component weight in the Dow at 5.78%, hence the big impact.
The final numbers are showing:
  • S&P index fell -1.87 points or -0.06% at 3120.17. The high price reached 3127.64. The low extended to 3113.47
  • Nasdaq index rose 20.722 points or 0.24% at 8570.66. The high reached 8589.758. The low extended to 8536.727.
  • Dow index fell -102.37 points or -0.37% at 27933.85. The high reached 28090.21. The low extended to 27894.52
Some winner for the day included:
  • AMD, +3.43%
  • Tesla, +2.75%
  • First Solar, +2.71%
  • Broadcom, +2.12%
  • Amgen, +1.77%
  • Visa, +1.73%
  • Mastercard, +1.58%
  • Intuitive Surgical, +1.52%
  • Intuit, +1.41%
  • Adobe, +1.20%
  • Pfizer, +1.18%
Some of the biggest losers included:
  • Slack, -8.40%
  • Home Depot, -5.47%
  • AT&T, -4.04%
  • Beyond Meat -2.96%
  • Qualcomm, -2.79%
  • Micron, -2.57%
  • Nvidia, -2.01%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, -2.0%
  • Chevron, -1.77%
  • Phillip Morris, -1.52%
  • FedEx, -1.30%
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