U.S. market indexes started the week higher on Monday.
For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21,012.28 for a gain of 5.34 points or 0.03%. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at 2,399.38 for a gain of 0.09 points or 0.01%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,102.66 for a gain of 1.90 points or 0.03%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower for the day at 9.77 for a loss of 0.80 points or 7.57%.
Monday’s market movers
The election of Emmanuel Macron in France kept market valuations lower in morning trading, but stocks turned positive and ended mostly higher for the day. The Labor Market Conditions Index was the leading U.S. economic report for the day. The Index reported a level of 3.5 with possible upward revisions expected. The prior month’s Index level was reported at 0.4 and revised to 3.6.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains:
- Apple (AAPL, Financial) 2.72%.
- ExxonMobil (XOM, Financial) 1.06%.
- Chevron (CVX, Financial) 0.84%.
- Home Depot (HD, Financial) 0.74%.
In the broad market, energy stocks led gains. Technology was also higher with the S&P 500 technology sector up 0.44%.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,391.64 for a loss of 5.36 points or 0.38%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 846.14 for a loss of 2.82 points or 0.33%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,369.49 for a loss of 45.02 points or 0.54%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,583.11 for a loss of 25.32 points or 0.26%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,732.00 for a loss of 6.52 points or 0.38%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,062.69 for a gain of 1.43 points or 0.13%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,421.32 for a loss of 0.96 points or 0.07%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,329.68 for a loss of 0.55 points or 0.04%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 655.40 for a loss of 0.65 points or 0.10%.
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