Dow, Nasdaq End Lower

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 68.06 points Tuesday to close at 13,203.58 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lost 8.95 points and 4.96 points, respectively.

Here are some more details from Tuesday's trading session:

  • Down two consecutive trading days.
  • Down 71.62 points, or 0.54%, over the two-day period.
  • Largest two-day points and percentage decline since August 02, 2012.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage decline since August 02, 2012.
  • An intraday low of 13186.60 occurred at 15:26:56 today, representing a decrease of 85.04, or 0.64%.
  • An intraday high of 13330.76 occurred at 10:40:29 today -- highest intraday since 05/01/2012.
  • Nine of the 30 component stocks rose, 21 fell.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: JPM (5.19), MCD (2.71), KFT (2.63), CSCO (1.70), JNJ (0.62).
  • Today's bottom five laggards: IBM (-14.32), WMT (-6.74), DIS (-6.27), MRK (-6.27), UTX (-6.27).
  • Down 6.78% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 18.13% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 9.11% from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.57% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 23.92% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 1.50%.
  • Year-to-date: up 8.07%.

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

14606.62, down 42.78 points, or 0.29%, or approximately $53.7 billion in market capitalization.

  • Down two consecutive trading days.
  • Down 51.03 points, or 0.35% (rounded), over the two-day period.
  • Largest two-day points and percentage decline since August 02, 2012.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage decline since August 02, 2012.
  • Down 7.23% (approximately $2.3 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 114.80% (approximately $8.9 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 21.17% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 10.60% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.91% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 29.27% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 2.67%, or approximately $429 billion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date: up 12.19%, or approximately $1.7 trillion in market cap.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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