Dow closes at a record close
The major US indices are ending the day mixed with the Dow closing at record levels and the broader indices with small declines - although well off the lows. The markets were able to recover from some negative news including:
- Much lower Amazon earnings (it still close lower but off lows)
- Washington healthcare turmoil
- Scaramucci doing a Trump
- N. Korea missile launch.
The good news this week, is a lot of earnings were very good.
Looking at the indices today:
- S&P is closing down -3.32 points or -0.13% at 2472.10. The high was 2473.53. The low was 2464.66
- Nasdaq closed down -7.51 points or -0.12 points at 6374.67. The high reached 6379.69. The low 6337.22
- Dow up 33.76 points to a record close at 21830.31. The high reached 21841.18. The low reached 21756.12.
For the week:
- S&P is ending down -0.02% (so unchanged)
- Nasdaq is ending down -0.20%
- Dow is up 1.16%
For the YTD:
- S&P is up 10.42%
- Dow is up 10.46%
- Nasdaq is up 18.42%
