The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 25.35 points Monday to finish at 12,741.82 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 22.53 points and 1.94 points, respectively.
In economic news, the National Association of Home Builders said homebuilder sentiment improved to a 29 score in June, its highest level of optimism in five years. But the index still checked in well below the coveted 50 rating (last recorded in April 2006), a sign that most builders still have an unfavorable overall view of the housing market.
Here are some more details from Monday’s trading session:
Dow Jones Industrial Average:
- First loss in three days.
- An intraday high of 12781.93 occurred at 10:52:02 today, representing an increase of 14.76 points, or 0.12%.
- An intraday low of 12696.18 occurred at 09:33:26 today, representing a decrease of 70.99 points, or 0.56%.
- Eleven of the 30 component stocks rose, 19 fell.
- Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: UTX (3.86), HD (3.41), WMT (2.80), KFT (2.57), JNJ (2.19).
- Today's bottom five laggards: CVX (-6.58), IBM (-6.13), HPQ (-4.47), PG (-4.47), AXP (-3.25).
- Down 10.04% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
- Up 94.62% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 5.48% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 5.29% from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
- Down 4.05% (rounded) from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
- Up 19.58% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
- Month-to-date: up 2.81%.
- Year-to-date: up 4.29%.
- DJIA crossed zero 18 times during today's trading session.
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:
13896.81, up 30.04 points, or 0.22%, or approximately $48.8 billion in market capitalization
- Up three consecutive trading days and four of the last five sessions.
- Up 316.66 points, or 2.33%, over the three-day period.
- Largest three-day points and percentage gain since June 08, 2012.
- Highest closing value since May 14, 2012.
- Down 11.74% (approximately $3.1 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
- Up 104.36% (approximately $8.1 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 3.99% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 5.23% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
- Down 5.72% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
- Up 22.99% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
- Month-to-date: up 2.29%, or approximately $364 billion in market cap.
- Year-to-date: up 6.74%, or approximately $973 billion in market cap.
Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.
