Dow, Nasdaq Post Decent Gains

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 85.33 points Thursday to finish at 13,250.11 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 31.46 points and 9.98 points, respectively.

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Up seven of the past ten trading days.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage gain since August 03, 2012.
  • Highest closing value since May 02, 2012.
  • An intraday low of 13145.85 occurred at 10:03:28 today, representing a decrease of 18.93, or 0.14%.
  • An intraday high of 13269.35 occurred at 14:43:17 today -- highest intraday since 05/03/2012.
  • Twenty-three of the 30 component stocks rose, six fell, one was unchanged.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: IBM (18.89), CSCO (12.78), HD (10.14), MMM (9.29), CAT (7.59).
  • Today's bottom five laggards: WMT (-17.81), MCD (-2.71), JNJ (-1.16), MRK (-0.93), VZ (-0.54)
  • Down 6.46% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 20.56% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 9.49% from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.22% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 24.35% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 1.86%.
  • Year-to-date: up 8.45%.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

14620.90, up 108.76 points, or 0.75% (rounded), or approximately $122 billion in market capitalization.

  • Up two consecutive trading days.
  • Up 140.41 points, or 0.97%, over the two-day period.
  • Largest two-day points and percentage gain since August 06, 2012.
  • Up eight of the past ten trading days.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage gain since August 03, 2012.
  • Highest closing value since April 03, 2012.
  • Down 7.14% (approximately $2.3 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 115.01% (approximately $8.9 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 23.66% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 10.71% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.81% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 29.40% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 2.77%, or approximately $436 billion in market cap.  
  • Year-to-date: up 12.30%, or approximately $1.8 trillion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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