US stocks close mixed for the day and mixed for the week | Forexlive

The major US indices are closing mixed for the day and mixed for the week.

For the trading day:

• Dow Industrial Average rose 129.84 points or 0.39% at 33826.70
• S&P index fell 11.32 points or -0.28% at 4079.10
• NASDAQ index fell -68.55 points or -0.58% at 11787.28
• Russell 2000 rose 4.144 points or 0.21% at 1946.35

For the trading week:

• Dow Industrial Average closed down -0.13%
• S&P index closed lower by -0.28%
• NASDAQ index was able to eke out a 0.59% gain
• Russell 2000 was the biggest gainer with a 1.435% increase

Looking at the Dow 30, the five biggest gainers for the day included:

• Merck, +2.81%
• Amgen +2.69%
• Unitedhealth +2.41%
• J&J +2.12%
• Procter & Gamble +2.10%

The biggest losers today included:

• Chevron -2.17%
• Intel -2.09%
• Salesforce -1.74%
• Microsoft -1.56%
• Home Depot -1.0%