US stock indices close mixed on the day

The major US stock indices are closing mixed on the day. The NASDAQ index squeaked out a small gain but erased a -228 point decline.

The Dow industrial average and S&P index recovered off low levels, but still closed lower on the session.

The final numbers are showing:

• Dow industrial average -225.03 points or -0.50% at 44368.62.
• S&P index -16.56 points or -0.27% at 6051.94.
• NASDAQ index rose 6.09 points or 0.03% at 19649.95.

The small-cap Russell 2000 was the worst performer with a decline of -19.81 points or -0.87% at 2255.88.

At session lows,

• Dow was down -489 points
• S&P was down -65.50 points
• Nasdaq was down -228.37 points

Meta shares closed higher for the 18th consecutive day with a gain of $5.50 or 0.76%.

• Nvidia fell -1.25%
• Amazon felt -1.65%
• Microsoft fell -0.58%
• alphabet fell -0.92%
• Apple rose 1.83%
• Tesla rose 2.44%

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