U.S. market indexes were mixed on Friday.
For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 21,384.28 for a gain of 24.38 points or 0.11%. The Standard & Poor's 500 closed at 2,433.15 for a gain of 0.69 points or 0.03%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,151.76 for a loss of 13.74 points or 0.22%. The VIX Volatility Index was lower at 10.38 for a loss of 0.52 points or 4.77%.
For the week, the Dow Jones gained 0.52%, the S&P 500 gained 0.05%, and the Nasdaq Composite reported a loss of 0.92%.
Friday’s market movers
The Dow Jones reported a new high and tech stocks continued to report losses. Economic reports affecting market trading included the following:
- Housing starts decreased to a seasonally adjusted average of 1.092 million.
- The University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index decreased to 94.5.
In the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the following stocks led gains and losses:
Gains
- Chevron (CVX, Financial) 1.90%.
- ExxonMobil (XOM, Financial) 1.50%.
- Caterpillar (CAT, Financial) 1.13%.
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial) 0.98%.
- American Express (AXP, Financial) 0.93%.
Losses
- Walmart (WMT, Financial) -4.61%.
- Nike (NKE, Financial) -3.40%.
- Apple (AAPL, Financial) -1.40%.
- Goldman Sachs (GS, Financial) -0.64%.
- JPMorgan (JPM, Financial) -0.45%.
In the broad market, energy stocks led gains and consumer staples led losses. Technology stocks were lower with the S&P 500 technology sector down -0.58%.
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,406.75 for a loss of 3.33 points or 0.24%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 852.69 for a loss of 4.27 points or 0.50%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,462.88 for a loss of 7.12 points or 0.08%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,582.39 for a loss of 37.64 points or 0.39%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,753.46 for a gain of 0.16 points or 0.01%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,071.85 for a gain of 0.19 points or 0.02%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,440.85 for a loss of 0.09 points or 0.01%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,348.27 for a gain of 0.16 points or 0.01%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 671.95 for a gain of 2.62 points or 0.39%.
