The major US stock indices are closing the day with mixed results. It was triple witching hour so there was some end-of-day volatility, that could have impacted the price action.
At the ending bell, the Dow industrial average is closing higher. The broader S&P and NASDAQ indices are closing lower. They small-cap Russell 2000 was the worst performer today with a decline of -1.10%.
Below is a snapshot of the closing levels:
- Dow industrial average rose 38.17 points or 0.09% at 42063.36
- S&P index fell -11.09 points or -0.19% at 5702.55
- NASDAQ index fell -65.66 points or -0.36% at 17948.32
The small-cap Russell 2000 fell -24.81 points or -1.10% at 2227.88
For the week:
- Dow industrial average rose 1.62%
- S&P index rose 1.36%
- Nasdaq index rose 1.49%
- Russell 2000 rose 2.08% despite the 1% decline today
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