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Stocks End Lower

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Stocks pared some of their losses in late trading but failed to finish in positive territory. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq posted gains for the week though.

The Dow Jones ended the day 0.02% lower at 12,977.57, the S&P 500 ended the day 0.42% lower at 1,368.32, and the Nasdaq ended the day 0.43% lower at 2,976.19.


For the week, the Dow Jones fell 0.05%, the S&P 500 rose 0.19%, and the Nasdaq rose 0.42%.

All sectors in the S&P 500 finished in red today. Energy stocks were the worst performers in the S&P 500, ending the day 1.03% lower. Basic Materials stocks ended the day 0.81% lower. Industrials ended the day 0.76% lower. Consumer Cyclical stocks ended the day 0.69% lower, while Technology stocks ended the day 0.36% lower. Financials fell 0.48%.

Among the major gainers and losers in trading today were Overstock.com Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK), which ended the day 11.19% lower at $6.11, US Home Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:USHS), which ended the day 23.80% lower at $11.24, Wynn Resorts Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN), which ended the day 4.27% higher at $127.27, Shutterfly Inc. (NASDAQ: SFLY), which ended the day 16.54% higher at $31.36, Big Lots Inc. (NYSE: BIG), which ended the day 4% lower at $42.71, Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL), which ended the day 1.86% lower at $28.97, and Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), which ended the day 63.87% higher at $24.58.

European markets ended on a mixed note today, with the FTSE 100 Index in London closing 0.34% lower and the CAC 40 Index in Paris closing 0.04% higher. The EURO STOXX 50 Index ended the day 0.10% lower. Asian markets ended mostly higher overnight, with the Nikkei 225 Index finishing the day 0.72% higher, and the Hang Seng Index finishing the day 0.81% higher.

 

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Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.


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Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing.

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