Cast Doubt: Points and P Spx

cast doubt: What are major indexes doing The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, 0.09% closed down 22.28 points or 0.1%, at 27,002.52, while the S&P 500 SPX, 0.28% lost 5.99 points, or 0.2%, to finish at 2,989.69, according to Market Watch. The Nasdaq COMP, 0.40% ended with a loss of 24.52 points, or 0.3%, at 8,124.18. An angry response from China to legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters also cast doubt on prospects for the future of the trade deal between the two countries announced last Friday. On Tuesday, the Dow rose 237.44 points, or 0.9%, to end at 27,024.80, while the S&P 500 advanced 29.53 points, or 1%, to close at 2,995.68, leaving it 1% away from its all-time closing high of 3,025.86 set on July 26. Net, net, consumers stayed home in September and didn't spend a dime at the shops and malls across the country as it looks like the China-U.S. trade war has claimed another victim, MUFG chief economist Chris Rupkey said. The Nasdaq Composite finished at 8,148.71 after gaining 100.06 points, or 1.2%. What's driving the market U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.3% in September, raising concerns that the slowdown in business spending evident in the manufacturing sector, resulting from President Donald Trump's international trade policies, may be spilling over into consumer spending. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.