Dow Snaps Losing Streak; Techs Struggle

The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 58.73 points Wednesday to close at 12,676.05 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lost 8.75 points and 0.42 points, respectively.

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Today’s gain snaps a three-day losing streak.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage gain since July 18, 2012.
  • An intraday high of 12732.77 occurred at 14:52:07 today, representing an increase of 115.45 points, or 0.92%.
  • An intraday low of 12617.62 occurred at 09:30:02 today.
  • Eighteen of the 30 component stocks rose, 10 fell, two were unchanged.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: BA (15.14), CAT (8.85), IBM (5.60), XOM (5.37), T (5.30).
  • Today's bottom five laggards: MSFT (-2.50), CVX (-1.82), HPQ (-1.51), KFT (-0.98), HD (-0.76).
  • Down 10.51% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 93.61% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 3.04% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 4.75% (rounded) from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
  • Down 4.54% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 18.96% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: down 1.58%.
  • Year-to-date: up 3.75%.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

13818.23, up 0.71 points, or 0.01%, or approximately $3.1 billion in market capitalization

  • Today’s gain snaps a three-day losing streak.
  • Down 12.24% (approximately $3.2 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 103.21% (approximately $8.0 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 1.31% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 4.63% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 6.25% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 22.30% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: down 2.00% approximately $327 billion in market capitalization.
  • Year-to-date: up 6.14%, approximately, $874 billion in market capitalization.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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