U.S. Stocks Remain Mostly Lower After Early Pullback
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - After coming under pressure early in the session, stocks remain mostly lower in mid-day trading on Friday. The Nasdaq briefly bounced above the unchanged line in morning trading but has rejoined the Dow and S&P 500 in negative territory since then.
Currently, the major averages are all in the red. The Dow is down 211.95 points or 0.6 percent at 33,848.41, the Nasdaq is down 61.06 points or 0.4 percent at 14,021.48 and the S&P 500 is down 25.25 points or 0.6 percent at 4,186.22.
The weakness on Wall Street may partly reflect profit taking after the upward move seen on Thursday lifted the S&P 500 to a new record closing high.
U.S. Stocks Turning In Another Lackluster Performance
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Stocks have shown a lack of direction over the course of morning trading on Wednesday, extending the lackluster performance seen in the previous session. Despite the choppy trading, the S&P 500 has reached a new record intraday high.
Currently, the major averages are on opposite sides of the unchanged line. While the Dow is down 144.92 points or 0.4 percent at 33,840.01, the Nasdaq is up 24.36 points or 0.2 percent at 14,114.57 and the S&P 500 is up 9.39 points or 0.2 percent at 4,196.11.
Traders remain reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the Federal Reserve s monetary policy announcement this afternoon.
U.S. Stocks Finish Choppy Trading Day Modestly Lower
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Extending the lackluster performance seen in the previous session, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Wednesday. The major averages once again spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line.
The major averages eventually ended the day modestly lower. The Dow slid 164.55 points or 0.5 percent to 33,820.38, the Nasdaq dipped 39.19 points or 0.3 percent to 14,051.03 and the S&P 500 edged down 3.54 points or 0.1 percent to 4,183.18 after reaching a record intraday high.
Stocks initially lacked direction as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve s monetary policy announcement, although the choppy trading continued after the Fed announced its widely expected decision to maintain its ultra-easy policy.
Major Averages Posting Modest Losses As Fed Announcement Looms
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Largely mirroring the activity seen in the previous session, stocks continue to turn in a lackluster performance in mid-day trading on Wednesday. While the Dow has been stuck in the red, the broader Nasdaq and S&P 500 have spent the day bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line.
Currently, the major averages are posting modest losses. The Dow is down 149.31 points or 0.4 percent at 33,835.62, the Nasdaq is down 50.11 points or 0.4 percent at 14,040.10 and the S&P 500 is down 2.82 points or 0.1 percent at 4,183.90.
The choppy trading on Wall Street comes as traders remain reluctant to make significant moves ahead of the Federal Reserve s monetary policy announcement this afternoon.
Nasdaq, S&P 500 Reach Record Closing Highs, Dow Closes Modestly Lower
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - With technology stocks helping to lead the way higher, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the S&P 500 closed in positive territory on Monday. Both indexes reached new record closing highs, although the narrower Dow closed slightly lower.
While the Dow edged down 61.92 points or 0.2 percent to 33,981.57, the Nasdaq advanced 121.97 points or 0.9 percent to 14,138.78 and the S&P 500 rose 7.45 points or 0.2 percent to 4,187.62.
The strength among tech stocks came as traders expressed optimism ahead of the release of quarterly results from a number of big-name companies.
Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN) are all scheduled to report their quarterly results this week.