The major US stock indices are ending higher on the day and closing near the highest levels for the day. At the session lows, the Dow was down -0.85%.
The major US stock indices are ending higher on the day and closing near the highest levels for the day. At the session lows, the Dow was down -0.85%. The S&P was down -0.93%, and the NASDAQ was down -0.97%.
The final numbers are showing:
- Dow industrial average +197.26 points or 0.64% at 31019.69
- S&P index +26.56 points or 0.69% at 3899.88
- NASDAQ index up 86.63 points or 0.76% at 11535.03
- Russell 2014.65 points or 0.81% at 1812.84
Looking at the sectors of the S&P index only to work lower – Real estate and healthcare. The healthcare sector fell -0.54% while the real estate sector fell -0.22%.
The strongest gaining sectors were:
- materials which rose 1.63%.
- Consumer discretionary which rose 1.34%
- industrials which rose 1.33%, and
- utilities which rose 1.32%
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