The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 82.79 points to close at 13,032.75 Wednesday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lopped off 11.37 points and 5.64 points, respectively.
In economic news, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported a sharp increase in mortgage applications after a dip in interest rate spurred robust demand for refinancings.
Here are some more details from Wednesday’s trading session:
Dow Jones Industrial Average:
- First loss in three days.
- An intraday high of 13114.56 occurred at the open today.
- An intraday low of 13027.49 occurred at 13:58:53 today, representing a decrease of 88.05 points, or 0.67%.
- 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: CAT (6.05), XOM (2.27), MCD (1.74), KO (1.67), HPQ (1.59).
- Today's bottom five laggards: IBM (-55.40), JNJ (-7.27), JPM (-4.62), INTC (-4.01), TRV (-3.94).
- Down 7.99% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
- Up 99.06% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 4.65% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 5.44% from its 2012 closing low of 12359.92 on January 06, 2012.
- Down 1.75 % (rounded) from its 52-week high of 13264.49 on April 02, 2012.
- Up 22.31% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
- Month-to-date: down 1.36%.
- Year-to-date: up 6.67%.
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index, 14368.87*, down 61.44 points, or 0.43%, or approximately $70.9 billion in market capitalization.
- Down three of the past four trading days.
- Down 8.74% (approximately $2.5 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
- Up 111.30% (approximately $8.7 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
- Up 3.01% from 52 weeks ago.
- Up 8.80% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
- Down 2.52% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
- Up 27.17% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
- Month-to-date: down 1.77%, or approximately $316 billion in market cap.
- Year-to-date: up 10.37% or approximately $1.5 trillion in market cap.
Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.
