Dow Takes Step Back

The Dow Jones Industrial Average trimmed off 10.45 points Thursday to finish at 13,165.19 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 7.39 points and 0.58 points, respectively.

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Today's drop snaps a four-day winning streak.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage decline since August 02, 2012.
  • An intraday high of 13200.23 occurred at 10:54:49 today, representing an increase of 24.59 points, or 0.19%.
  • An intraday low of 13125.09 occurred at 11:57:40 today, representing a decrease of 50.55 points, or 0.38%.
  • Today's session had a high/low trading range of 75.14 points; its narrowest intraday swing since April 30, 2012.
  • Sixteen of the 30 component stocks rose, 13 fell, one was unchanged.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: CAT (8.93), CSCO (4.09), XOM (3.71), CVX (3.71), HD (2.72).
  • Today's bottom five laggards: AXP (-10.90), IBM (-4.62), DIS (-4.01), WMT (-3.48), UTX (-3.41).
  • Down 7.06% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 101.09% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 18.14% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 8.79% from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.86% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 23.56% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 1.20%.
  • Year-to-date:  up 7.76%.
  • DJIA crossed zero 34 times during today's trading session.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

14481.29, up 12.70 points, or 0.09%, or approximately $10.4 billion in market capitalization

  • Up five consecutive trading days.
  • Up 418.99 points, or 2.98%, over the five-day period.
  • Longest winning streak since the seven-day period ended January 25, 2012.
  • Highest closing value since May 02, 2012.
  • Down 8.03% (approximately $2.4 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 112.96% (approximately $8.7 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 18.72% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 9.65% 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 $277 billion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date: up 11.23%, or approximately $1.6 trillion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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