U.S. market indexes were higher on Thursday.
For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 19,852.24 for a gain of 59.71 points or 0.30%. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at 2,262.03 for a gain of 8.75 points or 0.39%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 5,456.85 for a gain of 20.18 points or 0.37%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 12.77 for a loss of 0.42 points or 3.18%.
Thursday’s market movers
Economic reports affecting market trading on Thursday included the following:
- The Consumer Price Index gained 0.2% in November and reported an annual increase of 1.7%.
- Jobless claims decreased by 4,000 to 254,000.
- The PMI Manufacturing Index increased to 54.2 in December from 53.9.
- In December the Housing Market Index increased to 70 from 63.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains:
- DuPont (DD, Financial) 1.60%.
- JPMorgan Chase (JPM, Financial) 1.50%.
- Goldman Sachs (GS, Financial) 1.28%.
- American Express (AXP, Financial) 1.17%.
- Chevron (CVX, Financial) 0.94%.
In the broad market, financial stocks led gains. Technology was also higher with the S&P 500 technology sector up 0.45%.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,366.41 for a gain of 10.39 points or 0.77%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 846.10 for a gain of 7.61 points or 0.91%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,047.19 for a gain of 59.62 points or 0.75%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,666.11 for a gain of 42.82 points or 0.44%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,670.74 for a gain of 6.41 points or 0.39%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,001.80 for a gain of 4.05 points or 0.41%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,344.79 for a gain of 5.46 points or 0.41%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,254.16 for a gain of 4.71 points or 0.38%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 637.49 for a gain of 2.74 points or 0.43%.
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