The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 74.17 points Friday to close at 12,660.46 while the Nasdaq managed to post a modest gain of 11.27 points to finish at 2,816.55.
The S&P 500 clipped 2.10 points to wrap up the week at 1,316.33.
While U.S. GDP expanded 2.8% in the fourth quarter, it was slightly below the 3% increase most analysts and economists had predicted.
Also, the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index jumped to its highest level in almost year, checking in with a score of 75 – up from December’s score of 69.9.
Here are some more details from Friday’s trading session:
Dow Jones Industrial Average:
- This week: down 60.02 points, or 0.47% to 12660.46
- This week’s drop snaps a three-week winning streak.
- Worst week since the week period ended December 30, 2011.
- Today: DJIA, down 74.17 points, or 0.58%.
- Biggest points and percentage drop this year, since December 28, 2011.
- Lowest close since January 19, 2012.
- Down two consecutive trading days and four of the last five sessions.
- An intraday high of 12733.95 occurred at the open today.
- An intraday low of 12630.72 occurred at 12:16:53 today, representing a decrease of 103.91 points, or 0.82%.
- Two of the 30 component stocks rose, 27 fell, one was unchanged.
- Today's best five performing stocks in the index: UTX (1.59), AA (0.53), INTC (0.00), BAC (-0.08), CAT (-0.23).
- Today's worst five performing stocks in the index: CVX (-19.90), XOM (-7.11), BA (-5.75), TRV (-4.92), KO (-4.31).
- Down 1504.07 points, or 10.62% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 9, 2007.
- Up 7.08% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 93.38% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
- Down 1.17% from its 52-week closing high of 12810.54 on April 29, 2011.
- Up 18.82% from its 52-week closing low of 10655.30 on October 3, 2011.
- Month-to-date: up 3.63%.
- Year-to-date: up 3.63%.
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:
- This week: Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, up 54.67 points, or 0.40% to 13712.16 (prelim)*
- Up four consecutive weeks and seven of the last nine.
- Up 14.35%, over the nine-week period.
- Today: Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, down 0.74 points, or 0.01%, or approximately $1.5 billion in market capitalization.
- Down two consecutive trading days.
- Down 2033.23 points, or 12.91% (approximately $3.2 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 9, 2007.
- Up 101.65% (approximately $8.0 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 3.05% over the past 52 weeks.
- Down 4.17% from its 52-week closing high of 14308.37 on April 29, 2011.
- Up 21.36% from its 52-week closing low of 11299.07 on October 3, 2011.
- Month-to-date: up 5.32%.
- Year-to-date: up 5.32%, or approximately $824 billion. in market cap
Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.
