Points and Index

dow: The S&P 500 index SPX, 1.88% finished 2.21 points, or 0.1%, higher at 2,883.98, after skidding nearly 2%, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 2.24% gained 29.56 points, or 0.4% to 7,862.83, reversing an intraday 130-point slide in the technology-heavy index, according to Market Watch. The reversal for the Dow and S&P 500 represents their biggest turnarounds since Dec. 27, 2018, according to Dow Jones Market Data. How did benchmarks perform The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 1.43% finished 22.45 points lower, or less than 0.1%, to 26,007.07, after sinking 2.3% or 589 points, at the session low. On Tuesday, the Dow rose 311.78 points, or 1.2%, to end at 26,029.52, while the S&P 500 index climbed 37.03 points, or 1.3%, to close at 2.881.77, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 2.24% surged 107.23 points, or 1.4%, to finish at 7,833.27. Stocks initially sank as U.S. Treasury and European government bonds yields plumbed fresh lows. What's driving the market U.S. equity markets shook off losses to turn higher late in a thinly traded summer market, with little substantive news to drive the afternoon ascent. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.