The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 71.52 points to end at 13,126.21 Wednesday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lopped off 15.39 points and 6.98 points, respectively.
On the economic front, durable goods orders increase 2.2% in February, less than the 3% jump most economists were anticipating.
Here are some more details from Wednesday’s trading session:
Dow Jones Industrial Average:
- Down two consecutive trading days and five of the last seven sessions.
- Down 115.42 points, or 0.87%, over the two-day period.
- Largest two-day points and percentage decline since March 22, 2012.
- An intraday high of 13212.64 occurred at 09:37:58 today, representing an increase of 14.91 points, or 0.11%.
- An intraday low of 13069.26 occurred at 14:11:53 today, representing a decrease of 128.47 points, or 0.97%.
- Ten of the 30 component stocks rose, 20 fell.
- Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: AXP (6.36), KO (5.98), JPM (2.88), TRV (2.19), JNJ (1.67).
- Today's bottom five laggards: CAT (-28.76), UTX (-12.03), CVX (-8.70), XOM (-5.75), MMM (-5.22).
- Down 7.33% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
- Up 100.49% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 6.28% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 6.20% from its 2012 closing low of 12359.92 on January 06, 2012.
- Down 0.95% from its 52-week high of 13252.76 on March 15, 2012.
- Up 23.19% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
- Month-to-date: up 1.34%.
- Year-to-date: up 7.44%.
- DJIA crossed zero 18 times during today's trading session.
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:
- Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, 14605.65* down 76.93 points, or 0.52%, or approximately $90.2 billion in market capitalization.
- Down two consecutive trading days and five of the last seven sessions.
- Down 126.00 points, or 0.86%, over the two-day period.
- Largest two-day points and percentage decline since March 22, 2012.
- Down 7.24% (approximately $2.2 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
- Up 114.79% (approximately $9.0 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 4.93% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 10.59% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
- Down 0.86% from its 52-week high of 14731.65 on March 26, 2012.
- Up 29.26% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
- Month-to-date: up 2.77%, or approximately $412 billion in market cap.
- Year-to-date: up 12.18% or approximately $1.8 trillion in market cap.
Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.
