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breather today: The blue-chip index had also touched a historic high of 18,934.05 during the session, according to Market Watch. The S&P 500 index SPX, 0.75% fell 0.25 points to end at 2,164.20, and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, 1.10% dropped 18.72 points, or 0.4%, to close at 5,218.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.29% rose 21.03 points, or 0.1%, to finish at 18,868.69, its third straight record close. The weakness in the tech-heavy Nasdaq was another trend that carried over from last week, when technology stocks sold off sharply. We saw a big run-up last week on expectations of what a Trump administration might do for the economy but those are only expectations and Mr. It makes sense that stocks took a breather today, as they wait for more concrete plans from the Trump administration, said Kristina Hooper, U.S. investment strategist for Allianz Global Investors. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.