U.S. market indexes were mostly higher on Thursday.
The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,075.34 for a gain of 2.79 points or 0.05%. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at 2,389.52 for a gain of 1.39 points or 0.06%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 20,951.47 for a loss of 6.43 points or 0.03%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 10.47 for a loss of 0.21 points or 1.97%.
Thursday’s market movers
A decrease in oil prices kept stocks mostly flat with gains from technology stocks. The House of Representatives passed the Republicans’ health care bill on Thursday. Economic reports affecting trading on Thursday included the following:
- International trade reported a deficit of $43.7 billion.
- Jobless claims decreased by 19,000 to 238,000.
- Factory orders increased 0.2% for the month.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains and losses:
Gains
Losses
- Caterpillar (CAT, Financial) -2.12%.
- Chevron (CVX, Financial) -1.79%.
- ExxonMobil (XOM, Financial) -1.28%.
In the broad market, consumer staples led gains and energy stocks led losses.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,388.85 for a loss of 2.08 points or 0.15%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 844.99 for a loss of 1.44 points or 0.17%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,347.96 for a loss of 2.52 points or 0.03%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,548.62 for a loss of 48.50 points or 0.51%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,724.18 for a loss of 3.23 points or 0.19%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,058.42 for a gain of 0.11 points or 0.01%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,415.54 for a gain of 0.02 points or 0.01%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,324.05 for a gain of 0.19 points or 0.01%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 650.88 for a loss of 1.78 points or 0.27%.
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