Earnings Share: Points and Earnings

earnings share: The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 0.02% meanwhile, reversed its earlier drop to edge up 1.98 points to 7,998.06, according to Market Watch. Stocks finished out the week on a generally positive note. How did the indexes fare The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.42% rose 110 points, or 0.4%, to 26,559.54 and the S&P 500 index SPX, 0.16% added 4.58 points, or 0.2%, to 2,905.03. The S&P 500 shed about 0.1% but the Dow climbed 0.6% and the Nasdaq gained 0.2%. Markets will be closed for the Good Friday. The first-quarter earnings outlook has improved somewhat, according to CFRA, which said consensus estimates now call for a 2.3% fall in first-quarter operating earnings a share. What drove the market Investors were deluged with a series of earnings reports and data that sent inconsistent messages about the health of the U.S. and global economies. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.