Points and Index

day: The main U.S. stock indexes ended a holiday-shortened session on Wednesday at simultaneous record highs for the first time in 17 months, according to Market Watch. U.S. markets were closed on Thursday for Independence Day. Equities logged weekly gains. How did benchmarks fare The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.16% shed 43.88 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 26,922.12, the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.18% declined 5.41 points, or 0.2%, to close at 2,990.41, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.10% gave up 8.44 points, or 0.1%, ending at 8,161.79. The Nasdaq Composite Index ended the day at an all-time high of 8,170.23, adding 61.14 points, or 0.8%. The trio of equity gauges finished at all-time highs on the same day for the first time since Jan. 26, 2018, according to Dow Jones Market Data. At session lows, the Dow was down 232.67 points or 0.8%, the S&P shed 27.73 points, or 0.9%, while the Nasdaq had retreated as many as 76.57 points, or 0.9%. On Wednesday, the Dow rose 179.32 points, or 0.7%, at 26,966, its first record close since Oct. 3, while the S&P 500 index set its third straight record close, rising 22.81 points, or 0.8% to 2,995.82. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.