The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Index |
Change |
Ending Value |
---|---|---|
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 71.82 [0.56%] | 12,921.41 |
Nasdaq | -22.93 [-0.76%] | 2,988.40 |
S&P 500 | -0.69 [-0.05%] | 1,369.57 |
Still, markets ended the day mixed, as the tech-heavy Nasdaq was helped down by Apple's
The Dow's second highest gainer on the day, after Travelers, was Procter & Gamble
On the other side of the coin, Hewlett-Packard
Outside the Dow, Citigroup
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