How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
Posted Mar 19, 2019 06:09:38 PM.
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Banks led stocks mostly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as the market gave up an early gain.
Utilities and industrial companies also took losses, outweighing gains in health care, technology and consumer products stocks. Investors were looking ahead to the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate policy update Wednesday.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 index slipped 0.37 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 2,832.57.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 26.72 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 25,887.38.
The Nasdaq composite gained 9.47 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 7,723.95.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gave up 8.95 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 1,554.99.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 10.09 points, or 0.4 per cent.
The Dow is up 38.51 points, or 0.1 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 35.42 points, or 0.5 per cent.
The Russell 2000 is up 1.45 points, or 0.1 per cent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 325.72 points, or 13 per cent.
The Dow is up 2,559.92 points, or 11 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 1,088.67 points, or 16.4 per cent.
The Russell 2000 is up 206.43 points, or 15.3 per cent.
The Associated Press
