Dow industrial average down for the third consecutive day
The US major indices are ending with mixed results. The Dow industrial average was the worst performer thanks to a sharp decline in Disney shares. The S&P is closing modestly higher while the NASDAQ index had decent gains, but is closing well off the highs:
- S&P and NASDAQ snapped a two day decline
- Dow industrial average has fallen for three consecutive days
- Major indices on pace for a down week for the first time after five consecutive weekly rises
- The Russell 2000 led the way with a 0.82% gain
the final numbers are showing:
- Dow industrial average -158.7 points or -0.44% at 35921.24
- S&P index rose 2.56 points or 0.06% at 4649.27
- NASDAQ index rose 81.58 points or 0.52% at 15704.28
- Russell 2000-19.56 points or 0.82% at 2409.14
Looking at the different sectors of the S&P index, the winners included:
- materials +0.85%
- technology +0.53%
- energy +0.31%
- financials +0.31%
The losers today included:
- utilities -0.75%
- communication services -0.47%
- industrials -0.42%
- discretionary -0.25%
This article was originally published by Forexlive.com. Read the original article here.