Mixed end to the day for the major indices

The major US stock indices are closing the day with mixed results. It was triple witching hour so there was some end-of-day volatility, that could have impacted the price action.

At the ending bell, the Dow industrial average is closing higher. The broader S&P and NASDAQ indices are closing lower. They small-cap Russell 2000 was the worst performer today with a decline of -1.10%.

Below is a snapshot of the closing levels:

• Dow industrial average rose 38.17 points or 0.09% at 42063.36
• S&P index fell -11.09 points or -0.19% at 5702.55
• NASDAQ index fell -65.66 points or -0.36% at 17948.32

The small-cap Russell 2000 fell -24.81 points or -1.10% at 2227.88

For the week:

• Dow industrial average rose 1.62%
• S&P index rose 1.36%
• Nasdaq index rose 1.49%
• Russell 2000 rose 2.08% despite the 1% decline today

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