S&P and NASDAQ close higher for the third consecutive day

The broader S&P and NASDAQ index closed higher for the third consecutive day. The gains were modest ahead of key earnings starting with Meta Platforms after the close. Chipotle, ServiceNow, IBM, Lam research are all scheduled to release after the close today.

For the rest of the week:

Other key earnings this week:

• Thursday: American Airlines, Caterpillar, Southwest, Bristol-Myers Squibb. After close Microsoft, Alphabet, Intel, Western Digital, T-Mobile, Gilead.
• Friday: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Colgate-Palmolive.

The final numbers today show:

• Dow industrial average down -42.57 points or -0.11% at 38461.04
• S&P index rose 1.11 points or 0.02% at 5071.67
• NASDAQ index rose 16.11 points or 0.10% at 15712.75
• Russell 2000 index fell -7.21 points or -0.36% at 1995.42

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