U.S. market indexes ended the week mixed on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average setting another new high.
For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 18,516.55 for a gain of 10.14 points or 0.05%. The Standard & Poor's 500 was lower for the day closing at 2,161.74 for a loss of 2.01 points or 0.09%. The Nasdaq Composite also closed lower at 5,029.59 for a loss of 4.47 point or 0.09%.
In the broader market, other leading U.S. market indexes were also mixed on Friday. The small-cap Russell 2000 was higher at 1,205.31 for a gain of 3.14 points or 0.26%; the S&P 600 closed at 740.72 for a gain of 1.26 points or 0.17%; the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index closed at 1,543.63 for a loss of 0.43 points or 0.03%; the Russell 3000 closed at 1,275.33 for a loss of 0.70 or 0.05%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closed at 625.84 for a gain of 1.98 points or 0.32%.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average the following stocks led gains:
- Caterpillar (CAT, Financial) 0.8%.
- General Electric (GE, Financial) 0.77%.
- Boeing (BA, Financial) 0.64%.
- DuPont (DD, Financial) 0.45%.
- UnitedHealth (UNH, Financial) 0.35%.
For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 2.02% and the S&P 500 gained 1.48%.
The leading economic reports for Friday included the Consumer Price Index and Industrial Production. The Consumer Price Index was higher for the month with an increase of 0.2% which matched the prior month and was just below consensus of 0.3%. Year over year the Consumer Price Index is up 1% and excluding food and energy the Index is up 2.3%. Industrial production was also improved. The monthly report showed an increase of 0.6% in production.
As the market continues to show signs of economic improvement and the earnings outlook continues to be positive, many investors continue to remain bullish on stocks. In a CNBC report Friday, market specialists discussed their outlooks for the current market environment and trading strategies for the near term.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks included in this article.
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