Large-cap stocks gained Monday. For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21,703.75 for a gain of 29.24 points or 0.13%. The S&P 500 closed at 2,428.37 for a gain of 2.82 points or 0.12%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,213.13 for a loss of -3.40 points or -0.05%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 13.09 for a loss of -1.17 points or -8.20%.
Monday’s market movers
Geopolitical tensions kept stocks from gaining more on Monday and technology stocks were also mostly lower. The Chicago Fed National Activity Index was the only economic report for the day. The Index decreased to -0.1 from its previous report of 0.16.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains:
Home Depot (HD, Financial) 1.17%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial) 0.61%
In the broad market, real estate led gains. Technology was lower with the S&P 500 technology sector down -0.04%.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 closed at 1,357.72 for a loss of -0.08 points or -0.01. The S&P 600 closed at 817.25 for a loss of -1.13 points or -0.14%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,259.80 for a loss of -9.21 points or -0.11%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,272.07 for a gain of 6.26 points or 0.07%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,692.25 for a loss of -0.05 points or -0.01%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,075.24 for a gain of 1.72 points or 0.16%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,433.61 for a gain of 2.09 points or 0.15%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,344.80 for a gain of 2.12 points or 0.16%; and the Dow Jones US Select Dividend Index at 649.66 for a gain of 0.69 points or 0.11%.
