Major indices close off of lows ahead of Amazon and Apple earnings
The major stock indices are ending the session in the red with the Dow industrial down -1.17% suffering the worst.
For the month the major indices had their best month in years
- NASDAQ best month since June 2000
- S&P 500 had its best month since January 1987
- Dow industrial average at its best month since October 2002
the final numbers are showing:
- S&P index -27.08 points or -0.92% at 2912.43. The low price came in at 2892.47. The high was at 2930.91
- NASDAQ index fell -25.159 points or -0.28% at 8889.55. That is off the low at 8825.836. The high extended to 8926.105
- The Dow fell -288.14 points or -1.17% at 24345.73. The low reached 24186.90. The high extended to 24585.57.
For the month:
- S&P index rose 12.68%
- NASDAQ index rose 15.45%
- Dow industrial average rose 11.08%
Year-to-date numbers for the major indices:
- S&P index -9.85%
- NASDAQ index -0.93%
- Dow -14.69%
