S&P and NASDAQ snap three-day losing streak

<p>The S&amp;P and NASDAQ <a href="https://www.forexlive.com/terms/i/indices/">indices</a> are closing near the highs for the day and snapped 3-day losing streaks. The Dow Industrial Average is closing near unchanged/marginally lower.</p><p>The final numbers are showing:</p><ul><li>Dow industrial average -4.75 points or -0.01% at 33946.76</li><li>S&amp;P index +16.18 points or 0.37% at 4381.86</li><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/terms/n/nasdaq/">NASDAQ</a> index up 128.4 points or 0.95% at 13630.60</li></ul><p>The small-cap Russell 2000 index did not fare as well with a decline of -14.83 points or -0.80% at 1848. 17.</p><p>The Dow 30 was led by:</p><ul><li>Merck +2.3%</li><li>Microsoft +1.84%</li><li>Salesforce +1.76%</li><li>Apple +1.65%</li><li>Amgen +1.15%</li></ul><p>Losers in the Dow today included:</p><ul><li>Boeing -3.04% after workers at a key supplier went on strike</li><li>J.P. Morgan -1.93%</li><li>IBM -1.89%</li><li>Caterpillar -1.72%</li><li>Goldman Sachs -1.69%</li></ul>

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