Dow gives up gains and ends in the red. Nasdaq the worst performer

The major stock indices are ending the up-and-down session in the red. The Dow, that was higher for most the day, closed near it's lows and gave up the gains.

The final numbers are showing:

  • S&P index -3.72 points or -0.13% at 2950.46. The index closed yesterday at an all-time high. Today, the intraday high was a new record at 2964.15, but the close was not
  • Nasdaq index -19.633 points or -0.24% at 8031.70. The high reached 8073.02. The low extended to 8011.199. For the NASDAQ index this week, the high price reached 8088.88 on Thursday. That was still below its all-time high close at 8163.99.
  • The Dow did move above its all-time high close level at 26828.39 intraday (the high reached 26907.37). However, the index gave up the gains and closed below that all time high level at 26719.13, down -34.04 points

For the week, the major indices were higher:

  • S&P index, +2.2%
  • NASDAQ index +3.01%
  • Dow, +2.41%