Dow, Nasdaq Snap Losing Streaks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied up 135.10 points to close at 12,504.48, its first positive session in more than a week.

The Nasdaq stormed up 68.42 points to end at 2,847.21 despite the fact that Facebook shares closed off 11%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 added 20.77 points to finish at 1,315.99.

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Today’s gain snaps a six-day losing streak.
  • An intraday high of 12508.11 occurred at 15:58:10 today, representing an increase of 138.73 points, or 1.12%.
  • An intraday low of 12367.72 occurred at 9:30:02 today, representing a decrease of 1.66 points, or 0.01%.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage gain since April 17, 2012.
  • Twenty-three of the 30 component stocks rose, seven fell.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: CAT (24.98), BA (19.90), IBM (14.23), MCD (10.75), UTX (9.99).
  • Today's bottom five laggards and their point contribution: JPM (-7.42), MRK (-1.82), VZ (-1.44), BAC (-1.44), PG (-0.98).
  • Down 11.72% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 90.99% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 1.00% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 1.17% from its 2012 closing low of 12359.92 on January 06, 2012.
  • Down 5.83% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 17.35% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: down 5.37%.
  • Year-to-date: up 2.35% (rounded).

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

  • 13644.73, up 234.44 points, or 1.75% (rounded), or approximately $530 billion in market capitalization
  • Today’s gain snaps a six-day losing streak.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage gain since March 13, 2012.
  • Down 13.34% (approximately $3.1 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 100.66% (approximately $8.1 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Down 1.03% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 3.32% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 7.43% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 20.76% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: down 6.02% or approximately $775 billion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date: up 4.80% or approximately $945 billion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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