NASDAQ index down for the fifth consecutive day

In what was up and down trading today, the major indices are closing mixed.

The Dow industrial average closed higher for the 2nd day in a row. The index was helped by:

• Caterpillar, +2.5%
• 3M +1.99%
• Sherwin WIlliams, +1.63%
• Travelers +1.55%
• Goldman Sachs +1.50%
• Salesforce +1.39%

Meanwhile the NASDAQ index is lower for its fifth consecutive day after trading up as much as 185 points at session highs. The index fell -43.71 points or -0.23% at19044.39.

The S&P index is marginally higher by 6.69 points or 0.11% at 5842.91.

• Nvidia, -1.10%
• Amazaon -0.32%
• Meta, -2.31%
• Alpahbet -0.71%
• Apple -0.48%
• Tesla -1.72%

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