U.S. market indexes regained some of their losses from political worries on Thursday.
For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 20,663.02 for a gain of 56.09 points or 0.27%. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at 2,365.72 for a gain of 8.69 points or 0.37%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,055.13 for a gain of 43.89 points or 0.73%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower for the day ending at 14.66 for a decrease of 0.93 points or 5.97%.
Thursday’s market movers
Economic data helped stock market investors regain confidence on Thursday. Economic reports released for the day included the following:
- Jobless claims decreased by 4,000 for the week.
- The Leading Indicators Index was reported at consensus with an increase of 0.3% for the month.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains:
- Walmart (WMT, Financial) 3.22%.
- UnitedHealth (UNH, Financial) 1.53%.
- Apple (AAPL, Financial) 1.52%.
- Merck (MRK, Financial) 1.41%.
- Verizon (VZ, Financial) 1.26%.
- Goldman Sachs (GS, Financial) 0.67%.
Small-cap stocks
In small caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,361.08 for a gain of 5.19 points or 0.38%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 824.24 for a gain of 2.08 points or 0.25%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,241.26 for a gain of 36.40 points or 0.44%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,287.76 for a gain of 20.39 points or 0.22%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,695.04 for a gain of 1.36 points or 0.08%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,044.44 for a gain of 3.76 points or 0.36%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,400.34 for a gain of 5.06 points or 0.36%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,310.83 for a gain of 4.71 points or 0.36%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 643.41 for a gain of 0.14 points or 0.02%.
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