Mixed bag for the major US indices. Nasdaq up, but S&P and Dow down | Forexlive

The major US stock indices are closing with mixed results.

The Dow industrial average was the biggest loser with a decline of -0.80%. The NASDAQ index rose by 0.27% and the S&P was in between with a decline of -0.18%.

Looking at the losers in the Dow, there were 12 of the 30 with declines of 1% or more. The declines were led by American Express (-2.19%,), Merck (-2.17%) and Travelers (-2.17%).

Dow losers of 1% or more:

• American Express: -2.19%
• Merck & Co: -2.17%
• Travelers: -2.17%
• Home Depot: -2.06%
• Goldman Sachs: -2.02%
• Nike: -1.74%
• Dow: -1.69%
• Amgen: -1.53%
• Coca-Cola: -1.41%
• J&J: -1.39%
• Visa A: -1.30%
• P&G: -1.02%

Boeing was the outperformer with a gain of 3.11%. Apple rose by 0.66%. There were only 7 of 30 Dow stocks which were positive on the day.

Some other winners today included:

• Trump Media & Technology Group: +5.81%
• NVIDIA: +4.14%
• Boeing: +3.11% (Dow stock)
• Zoom Video: +2.34%
• SoFi Technologies: +2.21%
• Uber Tech: +1.68%
• Fortinet: +1.25%
• AMD: +1.24%
• Schlumberger: +1.22%
• Super Micro Computer: +1.14%
• Netflix: +1.09%