Stocks Take Tiny Step Backwards

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shaved off 3.56 points Monday to close at 13,271.64 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 trimmed 0.38 points and 0.03 points, respectively.

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • First loss in three days.
  • An intraday high of 13276.15 occurred at 14:31:53 today, representing an increase of 0.95, or 0.01%.
  • An intraday low of 13230.06 occurred at 10:25:09 today, representing a decrease of down 45.14, or 0.34%.
  • Eleven of the 30 component stocks rose, 19 fell.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: MCD (6.27), HPQ (4.41), TRV (3.95), CAT (3.33), MRK (3.17).
  • Today's bottom five laggards: IBM (-5.58), AXP (-5.34), XOM (-3.48), VZ (-2.79), MMM (-2.71).
  • Down 6.30% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 22.27% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 9.67% from its 2012 closing low of 12101.46 on June 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.06% from its 52-week high of 13279.32 on May 01, 2012.
  • Up 24.55% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 2.02%.
  • Year-to-date: up 8.63%.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

14649.40, down 8.25 points, or 0.06%, or approximately $3.2 billion in market capitalization.

  • Today's drop snaps a three-day winning streak.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage decline since August 13, 2012.
  • Down 6.96% (approximately $2.2 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 115.43% (approximately $9.0 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 25.87% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 10.92% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 0.62% from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 29.65% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 2.97%, or approximately $483 billion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date: up 12.52%, or approximately $1.8 trillion in market cap.  

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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