The three major stock indices rose at least one percent before 10:30 a.m. Eastern time before a sharp decline in the late morning portion of the day.
Stocks turned into positive territory after 12:30 p.m. and the three major indices are out of correction territory, or 10 percent of their 52-week highs.
Healthcare stocks were the S&P 500’s largest advancer and led that index to within less than 5Â points of the 2, 000 mark, according to CNBC.
Market Summary
Advancing Issues | 28 |
Declining Issues | 2 |
Unchanged Issues | 0 |
Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
GovCon Index | 72.824 | +1.016 | +1.415% |
S&P 500 | 1, 995.83 | +15.91 | +0.80% |
Dow Jones Industrial Average | 16, 912.29 | +122.10 | +0.73% |
NASDAQ | 4, 791.15 | +42.79 | +0.90% |