Stock Markets In the week just ended, small-cap stocks and technology stocks outperformed in mostly quiet trading. According to the Wall Street Journal Markets report, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), comprised of 30 stocks, lost 0.08% over the week. The Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index hardly changed with a small gain of […]
Stock Markets The major stock indexes are mostly up over the shortened trading week (markets were closed on Wednesday for the Juneteenth holiday) although the gains are modest. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a 30-stock index, closed 1.45% higher than last week, while the Dow Jones Total Stock Market Index closed higher by 0.63%. The […]
Stock Markets The major stock indexes ended mixed for the week. The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dipped by 0.54% while the Total Stock Market was up by 1.33%. The broad S&P 500 Index also closed up, this time by 1.58%, with its Mid Cap 400 and Small Cap 600 down but its Super […]
Stock Markets The main stock indexes ended mixed for this week with a slight gain at the end of the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), comprised of 30 stocks, inched up 0.29% for the week, while the broad Total Stock Market Index moved slightly higher over last week’s close by 0.95%. Comparatively, the […]
Stock Markets The major stock indexes lost ground over the shortened trading week. On Monday, markets were closed in commemoration of Memorial Day, and trading was resumed on Tuesday. The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) withdrew by a modest 0.98% while the Total Stock Market Index fell by 0.58%. Mirroring the Total Stock Market, […]
Stock Markets Most stock indexes have fallen over the week, just ahead of the protracted Memorial Day weekend. The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) came down by 2.33% while the Total Stock Market Index slipped by 0.15%. The NYSE Composite is also down by 1.51%. The broader major indexes have managed to chalk up […]
Stock Markets For the first time ever, the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) penetrated the 40,000 level and closed above it. Major stock indexes were up slightly for the week. The DJIA is up by 1.24% while the Total Stock Market is up by 1.55%. As if to confirm the latter, the broad-based S&P […]
Stock Markets Stocks are moving toward record highs albeit on light volumes, The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) climbed by 2.16% for the week while the Dow Jones Total Stock Market advanced by 1.77%. The broad-based S&P 500 Index added 1.85% where midcaps climbed farther than small caps. Meanwhile, the technology-tracking Nasdaq Stock Market […]
Stock Markets Major indexes have all registered gains for the week as they continue their uptrend after a brief period of consolidation. The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) added 1.14% while its Total Stock Market Index rose by 0.63%. The broad S&P 500 Index climbed by 0.55% with Midcap 400, Small Cap 600, and […]
Stock Markets All major indexes are up this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Index (DJIA) inched up by 0.67% while the Dow Jones Total Stock Market Index climbed by 2.70% over last week, The S&P 500 Index also gained by 2.67% which mirrored the Total Stock Market Index; likewise, the S&P’ Small Cap 600, Mid […]
Stock Markets Most major stock indexes are down for the week, except for the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Index (DJIA) which gained a slim 0.01%. All broader indexes lost ground and incurred losses. The Dow Jones Total Stock Market plummeted by 3.07% while the broad S&P 500 Index lost 3.05%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Stock Market […]
Stock Markets The major indexes this week all headed southward on the back of a hotter-than-expected inflation report and rising concerns of an impending Iranian retaliatory strike on Israel. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), which tracks 30 large companies on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, dipped by 2.37% from last week; […]
