Still up for the 2nd consecutive day

The major indices are ending higher, but gains were somewhat ho-hum. The Dow led the way with a gain of 141 points but 110 of the gain was a result of the gain in Goldman Sachs.

The final numbers are showing:

  • The S&P index reos 5.8 points or 0.22% at 2616.10
  • The Nasdaq index rose by 10.86 points or 0.15% at 7034
  • The Dow rose 141 points ro 0.59% at 24207.16.

Goldman was the big winner. It's stock rose by $17.33 or 9.63% to $197.24.

Other financials did well including:

  • Deutsche Bank, +7.94%
  • Bank of America, +7.16%
  • Charles Schwab, +5.49%
  • Morgan Stanley, +3.75%
  • Wells Fargo, +2.62%
  • UBS group, +2.38%
  • American Express, +1.43%
  • Citigroup, +1.3%
  • PNC financial, +0.86%
  • J.P. Morgan, +0.79%

Not a bad week for the financials.

Other winners today include:

  • General Electric, +2.6%
  • Alibaba, +2.363%
  • Apple, +1.22%
  • Caterpillar, +0.73%
  • Amazon, +0.55%

Losers on the day include:

  • Ford Motor, -6.28%
  • AMD, -3.19%
  • Broadcom, -1.87%
  • Twitter, -1.74%
  • Pfizer, -1.52%
  • Coca-Cola, -1.39%
  • Lockheed Martin, -1.32%
  • Gilead, -1.28%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb, -1.19%
  • Celgene, -1.05%
  • McDonald's, -1.0%
  • Intel, -0.97%