Nasdaq index the biggest loser
The US stock indices ended a volatile session with end of day selling. The selling ended up taking the major indices back into the red at the bell. The Nasdaq stocks saw the biggest drag - down nearly 1% on the day.
- The S&P index is ending down -13.48 points or -0.50% at 2681.66
- The Nasdaq index is ending down -63.898 points or -0.90% at 7051.98
- The Dow is ending down -19.42 points or -0.08% at 24893
A sampling of overachievers today included:
- Wynn Resort up 8.64%. Steve Wynn resigned and helped the shares recover some of the declines from the sexual harassment allegations
- Twitter up 6.66%
- Gilead, up 2.96%
- Bristol-Myers Squibb up 2.82%
- Lockheed Martin up 2.35%
- United Continental, up 2.2%
- Boeing, up 2.16%
- Walmart but 1.99%
- Nvidia, up 1.43%. Nvidia releases after the close tomorrow.
Some of the big underachievers include:
- Chipotle, -10.56%
- Micron -4.26%
- Alphabet -2.96%
- Facebook, -2.77%
- Alibaba, -2.37%
- Apple, -2.14%
- Microsoft -1.88%
- Amazon -1.81%
- Chevron -1.61%