U.S. market indexes were mixed on Thursday. For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21397.29 for a loss of -12.74 points or -0.06%. The S&P 500 closed at 2434.50 for a loss of -1.11 points or -0.05%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6236.69 for a gain of 2.73 points or 0.04%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower for the day at 10.48 for a loss of -0.27 points or -2.51%.
Thursday’s market movers
Tech stocks continued to regain more ground on Thursday. Economic reports affecting market trading included the following:
- Jobless claims increased by 3,000 to 241,000.
- The FHFA House Price Index increased by 0.7%.
- The Leading Indicators report showed an increase of 0.3%.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led losses:
Goldman Sachs (GS, Financial) -1.22%
Wal-Mart (WMT, Financial) -0.94%
General Electric (GE, Financial) -0.83%
In the broad market, consumer staples led losses. Technology stocks in the S&P 500 were higher with the S&P 500 technology sector reporting an increase of 0.04%.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1404.54 for a gain of 5.28 points or 0.38%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 845.42 for a gain of 3.19 points or 0.38%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8510.52 for a gain of 39.71 points or 0.47%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9437.26 for a gain of 11.15 points or 0.12%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index, which closed at 1736.42 for a gain of 1.51 points or 0.09%; the S&P 100 Index at 1073.88 for a loss of -0.56 points or -0.05%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1441.09 for a gain of 0.10 points or 0.01%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1348.68 for a loss of -0.31 points or -0.02%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 662.09 for a loss of -0.31 points or -0.05%.