Dow and S&P rise. Nasdaq unchanged in trading today

<p>The major US stock indices are ending the day mixed. The Dow and the S&amp;P both rose, helped by financials. The Nasdaq after a day of trading above and below unchanged, is ending the day unchanged. </p><p>The final numbers are showing:</p><ul><li>Dow rose 269.74 points or 0.80% at 34122.44</li><li>S&amp;P rose 19.60 points or 0.45% at 4396.45</li><li>Nasdaq fell -0.43 points or 0.00% at 13591.32</li></ul><p>The small cap Russell 2000 had a good day too with a gain of 22.88 points or 1.23% at 1881.59</p><p>Tomorrow is the last day of the 1H 2023. Each of the major indices is higher:</p><ul><li>Dow is up 2.94% and the laggard</li><li>S&amp;P is up 14.51%. That is the best half year since the 2H of 2020</li><li>Nasdaq is up 29.86%. That is the best since the 2H of 1999</li></ul><p>The small-cap Russell 2000 is up 6.83%</p><p>After the close Nike reported earnings: </p><ul><li>Earnings per Share (EPS) came in at $0.66, slightly below the expected $0.67.</li><li>Total Revenue exceeded expectations, at $12.83 billion against the forecasted $12.59 billion.</li><li>North American revenue also outperformed projections, at $5.36 billion compared to the expected $5.28 billion.</li><li>Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) revenue was slightly above expectations at $3.35 billion, compared to the forecasted $3.29 billion.</li><li>Greater China revenue notably exceeded expectations, generating $1.81 billion against the predicted $1.64 billion.</li><li>Asia Pacific &amp; Latin America revenue slightly underperformed expectations, at $1.70 billion against a forecasted $1.72 billion.</li><li>Inventory was lower than anticipated, at $8.45 billion compared to the expected $8.88 billion.</li></ul><p>Nike shares are trading down about -$0.12 or -0.12%</p>

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