US stocks close mixed. No records reached today.

Dow and S&P snap 2 day win streak

The US stocks are closing mixed with no records set today.  Last week on Thursday, both the S&P and NASDAQ closed at record levels. On Friday, the Dow and S&P closed at record levels.  Today although the Nasdaq rebounded higher, it fell short of its record close. 

  • The S&P and Dow both closed lower and with it, failed to close at a record high.  
  • The NASDAQ closed higher for the fifth time in six trading days the Russell 2000
  • The Russell 2000 was the worst performer with a decline of -0.58%

Tthe final numbers are showing

  • Dow industrial average closed down -106.66 points or -0.30% at 35101.85
  • S&P index fell -3.82 points or -0.09% at 4432.70
  • NASDAQ index rose 24.4 points or 0.16% at 14860.20
  • Russell 2000 fell -12.96 points or -0.58% at 2234.81

Looking at some of the leading sectors:

  • Healthcare rose 0.38%
  • Consumer Staples rose 0.32%
  • Financials rose 0.31%
  • Communication services rose 0.03%

The leading declining sectors included:

  • energy, -1.5%
  • real estate, -0.41%
  • industrials, -0.40%
  • technology, -0.35%

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