U.S. market indexes were lower on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 22,359.23 for a loss of -53.36 points or -0.24%. The S&P 500 closed at 2,500.60 for a loss of -7.64 points or -0.30%. The Nasdaq Composite closed at 6,422.69 for a loss of -33.35 points or -0.52%. The VIX Volatility Index was higher for the day at 9.79 for a gain of 0.01 points or 0.10%.
Thursday’s market movers
U.S. stocks were lower with the Dow Jones down after nine consecutive days of gains. Economic reports affecting market trading included the following:
- Jobless claims decreased by 23,000 to 259,000.
- The FHFA House Price Index increased by 0.2% for the month and 6.3% for the year.
- The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators Index increased 0.4%.
In the Dow Jones, the following stocks led gains:
General Electric (GE, Financial) 1.91%
JPMorgan (JPM, Financial) 1.16%
Goldman Sachs (GS, Financial) 0.65%
United Technologies (UTX, Financial) 0.34%
Chevron (CVX, Financial) 0.08%
American Express (AXP, Financial) 0.01%
Small-cap stocks
In small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index closed at 1,444.19 for a loss of -1.23 points or -0.09%. The S&P 600 Small-Cap Index closed at 868.96 for a loss of -0.20 points or -0.02%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Growth TSM Index closed at 8,807.22 for a loss of -6.20 points or -0.07%. The Dow Jones Small-Cap Value TSM Index closed at 9,691.81 for a loss of -27.91 points or -0.29%.
Other notable indexes
Other notable index closes included the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index at 1,762.83 for a loss of -4.14 points or -0.23%; the S&P 100 Index at 1,106.39 for a loss of -3.77 points or -0.34%; the Russell 3000 Index at 1,481.26 for a loss of -4.23 points or -0.28%; the Russell 1000 Index at 1,386.24 for a loss of -4.19 points or -0.30%; and the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index at 666.65 for a loss of -1.46 points or -0.22%.
