Still record closes for the major indices

The major stock indices are ending with solid gains, and at record closes but still off the highs on some profit taking into the close:

  • The S&P is closing up 14.35 points or 0.54% at 2690.16. The high price reached 2694.97. The low extended to 2685.92
  • the NASDAQ composite index traded above 7000 for the first time ever. The high price extended to 7003.89. The low to 6975.54. The index closed up 58.17 points or 0.84% at 6994.758
  • The Dow industrial average closed up 140.46 points or 0.57% at 24792.20. The high was 84 Dow points higher at 24876.07. The low extended to 24739.56

Some winners and losers today:

  • Apple rose 1.41%
  • Alphabetic and 1.22%
  • Amazon increased by 0.97%
  • Nvidia rose by 3.31%
  • Twitter surged by 11.09%
  • Caterpillar rose by 2.09%
  • Intel rose about 3.82%
  • Banks were higher with Deutsche Bank up 3.5%, J.P. Morgan of 0.83% and Citigroup up 1.20%

It was not all up, up and away today:

  • Microsoft fell -0.54%
  • Alibaba fell -0.15%
  • Tesla fell -1.33%
  • Celgene fell -1.25%
  • Walt Disney fell -0.15% despite a big box office over the weekend for the's newest Star Wars movie.