Techs Perk Up

The tech-laden Nasdaq added 13.95 points Wednesday to finish at 3030.93 but the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 lost 7.36 points and 1.60 points, respectively.

The Dow ended the day at 13,164.78.

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

Dow Jones Industrial Average:

  • Down two of the past three trading days.
  • Lowest closing value since August 06, 2012.
  • An intraday high of 13192.89 occurred at 10:05:11 today, representing an increase of 20.75 points, or 0.16%.
  • An intraday low of 13138.23 occurred at 09:31:25 today, representing a decrease of 33.91 points, or 0.26%.
  • Sixteen of the 30 component tocks rose, 14 fell.
  • Today's top five contributors to The Dow's movement and their point contribution: UTX (5.77), AXP (4.49), WMT (3.41), HD (2.25), MMM (1.86).
  • Today's bottom five laggards:  MRK (-2.71), MCD (-2.40), BA (-2.32), JNJ (-2.25), CAT (-2.01).
  • Today's session had a high/low trading range of 54.66 points; its narrowest intraday swing since April 30, 2012.
  • The Dow has had a trading range of less than 100 points in seven of the last eight sessions; the last time The Dow has had less than 100 points range in as many days was in February 2011.
  • Down 7.06% from its record close of 14164.53 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 101.08% from its 12-year closing low of 6547.05 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 15.38% 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 23.55% from its 52-week low of 10655.30 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 1.20%.
  • DJIA crossed zero 78 times during today's trading session.

Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index:

14512.14, up 31.65 points, or 0.22%, or approximately $41.1 billion in market capitalization.

  • Up seven of the past nine trading days.
  • Largest one-day points and percentage gain since 07, 2012.
  • Highest closing value since May 02, 2012.
  • Down 7.83% (approximately $2.4 trillion in market cap), from its record close of 15745.39 on October 09, 2007.
  • Up 113.41% (approximately $8.8 trillion in market cap), from the 12-½ year closing low of 6800.08 on March 9, 2009.
  • Up 16.99% from 52 weeks ago.
  • Up 9.89% from its 2012 closing low of 13206.64 on January 04, 2012.
  • Down 1.55% (rounded) from its 52-week high of 14740.15 on April 02, 2012.
  • Up 28.44% from its 52-week low of 11299.07 on October 03, 2011.
  • Month-to-date: up 2.00%, or approximately $315 billion in market cap.
  • Year-to-date: up 11.47%, or approximately $1.6 trillion in market cap.

Data courtesy of Dow Jones Indexes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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