Not a good close for US stocks. Major indices close near session lows.

It is not a good close for the major indices today. The major indices are all closing near the lows for the day.

A look at the closing levels shows:

• Dow industrial average fell -234.17 points or -0.60% at 38763.52
• S&P index fell minus 40.54 points or -0.77% at 5199.51
• NASDAQ index fell -171.05 points or -1.05% at 16195.81

The small-cap Russell 2000 fell -29.19 points or -1.41% at 2035.10.

What could have been?

• The S&P index is up 90.60 points at session height
• The NASDAQ index was up 342.95 points at session highs
• The Dow Industrial Average average was up 480.29 points at session highs.
• The Russell 2000 was up 30.49 points at session highs

Looking at the S&P sectors 7 sectors are lower, and 4 are higher. :

• Consumer Discretionary: -1.446%
• Materials: -1.39%
• Information Technology: -1.36%
• Health Care: -1.075%
• Industrials: -0.5386%
• Real Estate: -0.80%
• Telecommunication Services: -0.37%
• Energy: 0.05%
• Financials: 0.07%
• Consumer Staples: 0.462%
• Utilities: 0.55%

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