All 11 sectors higher

The major indices all closed higher for the day led by the NASDAQ index which rose 1.17%.

  • All 11 sectors of the S&P are higher
  • indices close near the session highs
  • Dow snaps a three-day losing streak
  • S&P and NASDAQ close up for the second consecutive day
  • major averages post weekly losses
  • Dow has its worst week since mid-June
  • NASDAQ had its best day in four weeks

the final numbers are showing

  • Dow industrial average rose 225.50 points or 0.65% at 35120.08
  • S&P index rose 35.86 points or 0.81% at 4441.66
  • NASDAQ index rose 172.88 points or 1.19% at 14714.66
  • Russell 2000 index gained will 35.18 points or 1.65% at 2167.60

Technology and utilities led the gains today. Consumer staples and energy lagged but still closed higher on the day.

For the week:

  • Dow industrial average fell -1.11%
  • S&P index fell -0.61%
  • NASDAQ index fell -0.73%

For the Dow 30 stocks, the big winners today were:

  • Microsoft, +2.52%
  • Home Depot, +1.96%
  • Cisco, +1.68%
  • Walgreens, +1.58%
  • Nike, +1.32%
  • Salesforce, +1.21%

The laggards today were led by:

  • Intel -0.82%
  • Amgen, -0.39%
  • Coca-Cola, -0.39%
  • Visa, -0.11%
  • Honeywell, -0.04%
  • Chevron, -0.02%