Major indices close higher. Dow down on the week. S&P and Nasdaq rise.

The major indices are all closing higher with the Nasdaq and the S&P closing at record levels.

The final numbers are showing:

  • The S&P up 13.71 points or 0.47% at 2939.88
  • The Nasdaq up 27.72 points or 0.34% at 8146.40. The two-day high price for the NASDAQ was reach us we get 8160.
  • The Dow closed up 81.25 points or 0.31% at 26543.33

For the week, the indices are closing mixed with the S&P and Nasdaq moving higher and the Dow ending with modest declines. The numbers are showing:

  • The S&P was up 1.20%
  • The Nasdaq rose for the 5th straight week, rising by 1.85%
  • The Dow fell -0.06% for week. Intel, 3M hurt the Dow this week. Intel is down over 9.4% in trading today after weaker guidance after the close yesterday.

Some winners today

  • Ford Motor, +10.74%. They reported higher earnings
  • General Electric, +4.99%. GE reports earnings next week
  • Amazon, +2.54%. Amazon said they would look to deliver to Prime members in 1 day.
  • Procter & Gamble, +2.50%
  • Caterpillar, +2.08%
  • Walt Disney, +1.95%
  • QUALCOMM, +1.85%
  • Netflix, +1.77%
  • General Mills, +1.71%
  • Gilead, +1.57%
  • Adobe, +1.55%
  • American Express, +1.48%
  • Alphabet, +0.69%. Alphabet will report earnings on Monday after the close.

Losers for the day included:

  • Intel, -8.99%. Beat on earnings but gave dismal for guidance
  • Target, -5.66%. The price tumbled on the Amazon news
  • Kessler, -5.04%
  • Nvidia, -4.72%. He was dragged down by Intel
  • into it, -3.9%
  • Exxon Mobil, -2.18%. Earnings disappointed.
  • Walmart, -1.94%. See Target explanation above
  • Nucor, -1.74%
  • Square, -1.56%
  • micron, -1.52%
  • Home Depot, -1.4%
  • Apple, -0.48%. Apple will report earnings on Tuesday