Dow, Nasdaq Slip Ahead of Holiday Weekend

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost another 74.92 points Friday to close at 12,454.83, closing out the week ahead of the three-day holiday.

The Nasdaq trimmed 1.85 points to end at 2,837.53 and the S&P 500 lost 2.86 points to finish at 1,317.82.

Here are some more details from Friday’s trading session:

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

This week: up 85.45 points, or 0.69%

  • This week’s gain snaps a three-week losing streak.
  • Best week since the week period ending April 27, 2012.

Today: down 74.92 points, or 0.60%

  • Down fifteen of the past eighteen trading days.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage decline since May 17, 2012.
  • An intraday high of 12533.12 occurred at 10:36:23 today, representing an increase of 3.37 points, or 0.03%.
  • An intraday low of 12421.53 occurred at 15:21:36 today, representing a decrease of 108.22 points, or 0.86%.
  • Seven of the 30 component stocks rose, 22 fell, one was unchanged.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: HPQ (4.24), WMT (1.82), INTC (0.68), DIS (0.45), VZ (0.45).
  • Today's bottom five laggards: IBM (-13.55), CAT (-11.20), BA (-10.52), CVX (-9.08), JNJ (-4.47).
  • Lowest closing value since May 18, 2012.
  • The DJIA is up only four days so far this month – the second time in its history.
  • The last time the DJIA had a month with only four advancing days was September 1903.
  • Down 12.07% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 90.24% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 0.11% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 0.77% from its 2012 closing low of 12359.92 on January 06, 2012.
  • Down 6.21% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 16.89% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: down 5.74%.
  • Year-to-date: up 1.94%.
  • DJIA crossed zero seven times during today's trading session.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

This week: up 263.22 points, or 1.96%

  • This week’s gain snaps a three-week losing streak.
  • Largest weekly percentage gain since March 16, 2012.
  • Largest weekly points gain since April 27, 2012.

Today: down 24.33 points, or 0.18%, or approximately $39.0 billion in market capitalization

  • Today’s drop snaps a four-day winning streak.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage decline since May 18, 2012.
  • Down 13.16% % (approximately $3.3 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 101.08% (approximately $7.9 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Down 2.11% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 3.54% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 7.24% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 21.01% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date; down 5.82%, or approximately $1.0 trillion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date; up 5.02%, or approximately $713 billion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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