The S&P and the broader NASDAQ snapped 4-day winning streaks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average extended its streak to 5-days. UnitedHealth is up 7.27% today and was responsible for more than 200 points of the Dow’s gains today. The Dow Jones index closed up 113.89 points.
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- The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 113.89 points, or 0.33%, at 34,509.04.
- The Standard & Poor’s Index fell -4.64 points, or -0.10%, to 4,505.41.
- The Nasdaq fell -24.88 points, or -0.18%, to 14,113.69.
The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index fell -19.80 points, or -1.01%, at 1931.08.
Today’s winning sectors are led by:
- healthcare, +1.5%
- consumer goods + 0.35%
- Consumer discretion, +0.27%
Today’s lagging sectors included:
- Energy -2.75%
- Financial -0.68%, and
- Telecom Services, -0.62%
The top Dow stocks this week included:
- Sales Force + 9.42%
- 3M +5.15%
- Home Depot +4.55%
- Caterpillar was 4.27%
Among the dow’s laggards this week:
- Verizon -5.21%
- Travelers -3.33%
- Merck -1.5%
- Cisco -1.20%
A look at the major indices this week showed gains across the board:
- The Dow Industrial Average rose 2.29%.
- The S&P rose 2.42%
- The Nasdaq rose 3.32%.
- Russell 2000 rose 3.56%