Broader indices close modestly higher. Dow down marginally.

The major stock indices are ending the day mixed.

Dow is down marginally. The S&P and Nasdaq closed marginally higher. Russell 2000 is not so lucky as it falls 1% on the day.

The final numbers are showing:

• Dow Industrial Average fell -40.21 points or -0.12% at 40540.12
• S&P index rose 4.46 points or 0.08% at 5463.55
• NASDAQ index rose 12.32 points or 0.07% at 17370.20

The small-cap Russell 2000 fell -24.73 points or -1.09% at 2235.33

This week, four of the seven Mag 7 will be announcing earnings starting with Microsoft after the close tomorrow. On Wednesday after the close (and the FOMC rate decision), Meta Platforms will report. On Thursday Amazon and Apple will report after the close.

Today:

• Microsoft rose $1.46 or 0.34%
• Meta Platforms closed unchanged
• Amazon rose $0.70 or 0.38%
• Apple rose $0.28 or 0.13%

The summary of earnings for the week shows:

Tuesday

• Before the open: SoFi, Pfizer, PayPal, BP, P&G, Corning, Merck
• After close: AMD, Microsoft, Starbucks, Pinterest

Wednesday

• Before the open: Boeing, Kraft Heinz, Altria
• After close: Meta (Facebook), Qualcomm, Carvana, Lam Research, Western Digital

Thursday

• Before the open: Moderna, ConocoPhillips, Wayfair, SiriusXM
• After close: Amazon, Apple, Intel, Coinbase, DraftKings

Friday

• Before the open: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Frontier Communications

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.