European major indices close lower on the day

London/ European traders are going home and with declines in their major indices:

• German DAX, -0.22%
• France CAC, -0.67%
• UK FTSE 100 under -0.09%
• Spain’s Ibex -0.04%
• Italy’s FTSE MIB, -0.64%

Meanwhile in US markets, the major indices are marginally higher:

• Dow Industrial Average wrote up 18.40 points or 0.05% at 39824.35
• S&P index up 3.41 points or 0.06% at 5311.69 (record close is 5308.14)
• NASDAQ index of 13.25 points or 0.09% at 16807.80. Yesterday the index closed at a record level so anything positive today is a new record level.

The small-cap Russell 2000 is down 6.27 points or -0.30% at 2096.24.

Nvidia shares are now up $4.50 after trading down as much as $16 earlier today. The price is about its all-time high closing level of $950.02. It’s all-time high intraday price is up at $974

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