Stocks End on a Mixed Note
Stocks ended on a mixed note in trading on Monday as investors remained on the sidelines amid ongoing speculation over how long the Federal Reserve will continue with its bond buying program.
The Dow Jones ended the day 0.06% lower at 15,238.59, the S&P 500 ended the day 0.03% lower at 1,642.81, and the Nasdaq ended the day 0.13% higher at 3,473.77.
Energy sector was the worst performer in the S&P 500 on Monday, ending the day 0.30% lower. Basic Materials sector also slipped, ending the day 0.24% lower. Utilities ended the day 0.20% lower. Healthcare and Telecommunications sector were the best performers in the S&P 500. Both sectors ended the day 0.20% higher.
Among the major movers on Monday were RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD), which ended the day 3.73% higher at $5.28, Atlas Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE: ARP), which ended the day 4.99% lower at $21.90, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), which ended the day 4.46% higher at $24.33, Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX), which ended the day 43.32% lower at $1.40, and Diamond Foods Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND), which ended the day 8% higher at $17.54.
European markets ended mostly lower on Monday, with the FTSE 100 Index in London closing 0.18% lower, and the CAC 40 Index in Paris closing 0.21% lower. Asian markets ended mostly higher overnight, with the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan closing 4.94% higher, and the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong closing 0.18% higher.
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Post Written By: Ed Liston
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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