Stock market sees mixed results as NASDAQ and S&P decline, Dow holds steady

<p>The major US stock indices are ending the day with mixed results. Both the S&amp;P and NASDAQ gave up earlier gains are are closing lower on the day. The Dow industrial average eked out a small gain, but is closing near session lows.</p><p>A snapshot of the final numbers shows:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average up 13.44 points or 0.04% at 35430.41</li><li>S&amp;P index -4.33 points or -0.10% at 4550.57 </li><li>NASDAQ index -23.28 points or -0.16% at 14258.48</li></ul><p>Looking at the weekly data,, the major indices are little changed above and below unchanged:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average is up 0.11%</li><li>S&amp;P index is down -0.19%</li><li>NASDAQ index is up 0.05%</li></ul><p>The small-cap Russell 2000 index advanced by 11 points or 0.61% at 1803.80. For the trading week, the index is up 0.05%.</p><p>Looking at the 11 sectorsof the S&amp;P index, six showed gains. The winners were led by real estate:</p><ul><li>S5REAS (Real Estate): +0.73% (Value: 231.10)</li><li>SPF (Financials): +0.70% (Value: 589.08)</li><li>S5MATR (Materials): +0.38% (Value: 512.26)</li><li>S5INDU (Industrials): +0.33% (Value: 893.40)</li><li>S5HLTH (Health Care): +0.02% (Value: 1508.20)</li><li>S5INFT (Information Technology): +0.01% (Value: 3275.71)</li></ul><p>The 5 losing sectors saw telecommunication services bring up the rear: </p><ul><li>S5C0ND (Consumer Discretionary): -0.35% (Value: 1339.15)</li><li>S5UTIL (Utilities): -0.78% (Value: 315.30)</li><li>S5C0NS (Consumer Staples): -0.81% (Value: 738.14)</li><li>SPN (Energy): -0.88% (Value: 637.22)</li><li>S5TELS (Telecommunication Services): -1.11% (Value: 237.18)</li></ul>

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