The major US stock indices are ending the day with mixed results. Both the S&P and NASDAQ gave up earlier gains are are closing lower on the day. The Dow industrial average eked out a small gain, but is closing near session lows.

A snapshot of the final numbers shows:

  • Dow industrial average up 13.44 points or 0.04% at 35430.41
  • S&P index -4.33 points or -0.10% at 4550.57
  • NASDAQ index -23.28 points or -0.16% at 14258.48

Looking at the weekly data,, the major indices are little changed above and below unchanged:

  • Dow industrial average is up 0.11%
  • S&P index is down -0.19%
  • NASDAQ index is up 0.05%

The small-cap Russell 2000 index advanced by 11 points or 0.61% at 1803.80. For the trading week, the index is up 0.05%.

Looking at the 11 sectorsof the S&P index, six showed gains. The winners were led by real estate:

  • S5REAS (Real Estate): +0.73% (Value: 231.10)
  • SPF (Financials): +0.70% (Value: 589.08)
  • S5MATR (Materials): +0.38% (Value: 512.26)
  • S5INDU (Industrials): +0.33% (Value: 893.40)
  • S5HLTH (Health Care): +0.02% (Value: 1508.20)
  • S5INFT (Information Technology): +0.01% (Value: 3275.71)

The 5 losing sectors saw telecommunication services bring up the rear:

  • S5C0ND (Consumer Discretionary): -0.35% (Value: 1339.15)
  • S5UTIL (Utilities): -0.78% (Value: 315.30)
  • S5C0NS (Consumer Staples): -0.81% (Value: 738.14)
  • SPN (Energy): -0.88% (Value: 637.22)
  • S5TELS (Telecommunication Services): -1.11% (Value: 237.18)