Wall Street ends higher as technology leads gains, S&P 500 up 0.4%
The S&P 500 edged higher 0.4% to 7,690.73 on Monday; 174 of the 499 US stocks we track advanced and 323 declined.
The S&P 500 added 0.4% to 7,690.73 on Monday 19 October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average barely moved to 51,966, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.1% to 26,431.
Of the 499 US stocks tracked by StocksXray, 174 rose and 323 fell. Technology was the strongest sector (+1.4% on average) and utilities the weakest (−1.8%). The biggest gainers were Western Digital (+6.1%), Sandisk (+5.5%), Datadog (+5.4%); the biggest decliners were Mosaic (−4.8%), Nrg Energy (−4.2%), Ameriprise Financial (−4.1%).
Elsewhere, the US dollar index was little changed and the VIX volatility index fell to 18.4.
For the year, the S&P 500 is up 12.3% and sits 1.6% below its 52-week high. Our Market Compass reads Risk-on, with 0 of 6 warning signals on. More on the S&P 500 and the world indices.
The numbers
| Market | Last | Day |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 7,690.73 | +0.41% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 51,966.03 | −0.07% |
| Nasdaq Composite | 26,430.89 | +1.11% |
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