The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 26,743.50 on Friday with a gain of 86.52 points or 0.32%. The S&P 500 closed at 2,929.67 for a loss of -1.08 points or -0.04%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 7,986.96 for a loss of -41.28 points or -0.51%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 11.68 for a loss of -0.12 points or -1.02%.
For the week, the Nasdaq was down -0.3%, the Dow Jones gained 2.2% and the S&P 500 gained 0.8%.
Year to date, the Nasdaq Composite has a gain of 16.71%, the S&P 500 has gained 10.95% and the Dow Jones has a return of 9.60%.
Friday market movers
The Dow Jones managed to report its second consecutive closing record high on Friday while most other major U.S. market indexes ended with losses. Consumer discretionary and technology stocks led losses for the day.
Economic reports affecting market trading included the following:
- The Purchasing Managers' Index decreased to 53.4 from 55.0.
- The Baker Hughes rig count decreased to 1,250 from 1,281.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led losses and gains:
Losses
Gains
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 closed at 1,712.32 for a loss of -7.87 points or -0.46%. The S&P 600 closed at 1,074.35 for a loss of -5.57 points or -0.52%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 10,689.60 for a loss of -55.46 points or -0.52%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 10,630.81 for a loss of -17.34 points or -0.16%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 2,041.36 for a loss of -3.84 points or -0.19%; the S&P 100 at 1,298.14 for a loss of -1.26 points or -0.10%; the Russell 3000 at 1,736.43 for a loss of -1.54 points or -0.09%; the Russell 1000 at 1,623.33 for a loss of -0.95 points or -0.06%; the Wilshire 5000 at 30,424.00 for a loss of -38.29 points or -0.13%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 726.33 for a gain of 2.08 points or 0.29%.
