Major indices scape out gains for the day

The major US stock indices Indices Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Stock market indices represents an index that measures a particular stock market or a segment of the stock market. These instruments are important investors as they help compare current price levels with past prices to calculate market performance.The main two parameters for indices are that they are both investable and transparent. For example, investors can invest in a stock market index by buying an index fund, which is structured as either a mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, and track Read this Term have scraped together gains for the day.

• The Dow Industrial Average was down for most the day and as low as -256.18 points. It is closing up 39.07 points or 0.11%
• The S&P index is closing up 11.61 points or 0.28% that 4147.75. It's low for the day move to 4103.98. That was just above the oft cited (by me) swing highs from December that came in at 4100.51 and 4100.96
• The NASDAQ NASDAQ The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since ass The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since ass Read this Term index rose 110.46 points or 0.92% at 12070.60. At session lows, the index was down -83.33 points
• Russell 2000 rose 21.05 points or 1.09% at 1960.96. At its session low it was down -14.99 points.

The gains today came without the help of Microsoft whose shares fell $-2.85 or -1.05% at $269.32

Earnings after the close

Roku

• EPS $-1.70 versus $-1.73 estimate.
• Revenues $867 million versus $802 million estimate
• Shares of Roku are up 14.7% at $72.82. Roku shares ended the day with a gain of $6.87 or +12.13%

Roku shares are a part of the Cathie Wood ARK Innovation fund which was up 5.88% on the day

Cisco Systems:

• EPS $0.88 versus expected $0.86
• Revenues at $13.6 billion versus expected $13.43 billion
• Cisco is trading higher by 8.36% in after-hours trading at $52.64

Shopify:

• EPS $0.07 versus $-0.01 estimate
• revenues $1.73 billion versus expected $1.65 billion estimate
• Shopify shares are trading down 1% in after-hours trading at $52.83 after closing up 6.56% at $53.39

Zillow:

• Revenues came in at $435 million versus expected $410 million
• Zillow shares are trading down $0.65 -1.39% $46.01. There shares today rose $1.77 or 3.94% to $46.66

AIG

• EPS $1.36 versus $1.29 expected

Alemarle:

• EPS $8.60 versus expected $8.28
• revenues at $2.62 billion versus $2.63 billion expected
• ALBE shares are trading lower by -0.29% at $272 in after-hours trading