Dow, Nasdaq Tread Water

The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 2.71 points Tuesday to close at 13.172.14 while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq trimmed 0.58 points and 5.54 points, respectively.

Here are some more details from Tuesday's trading session:

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Up six of the past eight trading days.
  • An intraday high of 13223.01 occurred at 09:32:19 today, representing an increase of 53.58 points, or 0.41%.
  • An intraday low of 13142.10 occurred at 15:53:39 today, representing a decrease of down 27.33 points, or 0.21%.
  • Thirteen of the 30 component tocks rose, 17 fell.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: HD (14.63), WMT (4.72), UTX (2.40), PFE (2.01), PG (1.94).
  • Today's bottom five laggards: CAT (-5.73), IBM (-5.58), BA (-2.94), HPQ (-2.01), INTC (-1.63).
  • Down 7.01% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 101.19% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 15.49% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 8.85% (rounded) from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.81% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 23.62% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 1.26%.
  • Year-to-date: up 7.81%.
  • DJIA crossed zero seven times during today's trading session.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

14480.49, down 7.37 points, or 0.05%, or approximately $9.2 billion in market capitalization.

  • Down two consecutive trading days.
  • Down 28.41 points, or 0.20%, over the two-day period.
  • Largest two-day points and percentage decline since August 02, 2012.
  • Down 8.03% (approximately $2.4 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 112.95% (approximately $8.7 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 16.74% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 9.65% (rounded) from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 1.76% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 28.16% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 1.78%, or approximately $274 billion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date: up 11.22%, or approximately $1.6 trillion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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