Major U.S. stock indexes ended roughly where they began Thursday, despite investors having to work through a busy day of corporate earnings and two economic reports.
On Thursday:
The Dow Jones industrial average lost 2.83 points, or 0.02 percent, to close at 17,083.80.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.97 of a point, or 0.05 percent, to 1,987.98.
The Nasdaq composite fell 1.59 points, or 0.04 percent, to 4,472.11.
For the week:
The Dow is down 16.38 points, or 0.1 percent.
The S&P 500 is up 9.76 points, or 0.5 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 39.96 points, or 0.9 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 507.14 points, or 3.1 percent.
The S&P 500 index is up 139.62 points, or 7.6 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 295.52 points, or 7.1 percent.
