US stock market starts the week on a downturn

<p>The US stocks are off to a slow start with the major indices closing lower. </p><p>A look at the closing levels shows:</p><ul><li>Dow Jones Industrial average fell -41.08 points or -0.11% at 36204.43</li><li>S&amp;P fell -24.87 points or -0.54% at 4569.77</li><li>Nasdaq fell -119.55 points or -0.84% at 14185.48</li></ul><p>The small-cap Russell 2000 bucked the trend with rotation into that sector. That index rose 19.37 points or 1.04% at 1882.01. </p><p>Looking at the 11 S&amp;P sectors, 4 were higher. 7 were lower. Below is the list of the winners and losers today:</p><p>Winners:</p><ol><li>S5REAS (Real Estate Sector): Up by 1.25 points, an increase of 0.53%, closing price at 239.19.</li><li>S5HLTH (Healthcare Sector): Up by 3.19 points, an increase of 0.21%, closing price at 1,535.75.</li><li>S5INDU (Industrial Sector): Up by 1.86 points, an increase of 0.20%, closing price at 918.94.</li><li>S5C0NS (Consumer Staples Sector): Up by 0.74 points, an increase of 0.10%, closing price at 747.80.</li></ol><p>Losers:</p><ol><li>S5TELS (Telecommunication Services Sector): Down by 3.21 points, a decrease of 1.37%, closing price at 231.03.</li><li>S5INFT (Information Technology Sector): Down by 42.91 points, a decrease of 1.31%, closing price at 3,235.72.</li><li>S5MATR (Materials Sector): Down by 6.21 points, a decrease of 1.19%, closing price at 516.64.</li><li>SPN (Energy Sector): Down by 2.98 points, a decrease of 0.46%, closing price at 641.39.</li><li>S5C0ND (Consumer Discretionary Sector): Down by 6.29 points, a decrease of 0.47%, closing price at 1,347.66.</li><li>S5UTIL (Utilities Sector): Down by 1.27 points, a decrease of 0.40%, closing price at 319.24.</li><li>SPF (Financials Sector): Slightly down by 0.03 points, a decrease of 0.01%, closing price at 599.45.</li></ol>

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