U.S. market indexes were lower on Friday. For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 19933.81 for a gain of 14.93 points or 0.07%. The S&P 500 closed at 2263.79 for a gain of 2.83 points or 0.13%. The Nasdaq Composite closed lower at 4,760.69 for a loss of 49.19 points or 1.02%. The VIX Volatility Index was higher for the day at 11.44 for a gain of 0.01 points or 0.09%.
For the week the Dow Jones gained 0.44%, the S&P 500 gained 0.24% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.45%.
Friday’s market movers
Economic reports affecting market trading on Friday included the following:
- New home sales increased to 592,000 SAAR from 563,000 SAAR in the previous month.
- The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index increased to 98.2 from 98.
- The Baker Hughes Rig Count report showed an increase of six rigs in North America for the week.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains for the day:
- UnitedHealth (UNH, Financial) up 0.90%.
- Procter & Gamble (PG, Financial) up 0.58%.
- American Express (AXP, Financial) up 0.52%.
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial) up 0.45%.
- Pfizer (PFE, Financial) up 0.43%.
In the broad market, health care stock led gains. Technology was also higher with the S&P 500 technology sector up 0.10%.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1371.51 for a gain of 8.85 points or 0.65%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 845.02 for a gain of 4.20 points or 0.50%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8047.21 for a gain of 55.35 points or 0.69%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9736.45 for a gain of 28.15 points or 0.29%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1673.55 for a gain of 4.03 points or 0.24%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1346.28 for a gain of 2.51 points or 0.19%; the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 639.55 for a loss of 0.42 points or 0.07%.
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