How main US inventory indexes fared Thursday

Main indexes closed blended on Wall Road Thursday after one other uneven day of buying and selling.

The S&P 500 closed barely greater after wobbling between positive factors and losses for a lot of the day. Though most shares within the S&P 500 fell, the benchmark index managed to rise thanks largely to positive factors in a number of large know-how corporations, like Microsoft.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common fell and the Nasdaq rose, whereas small-company shares misplaced floor. Costs for crude oil and different commodities fell broadly.

On Thursday:

The S&P 500 rose 5.53 factors, or 0.1 %, to 4,405.80.

The Dow Jones Industrial Common fell 66.57 factors, or 0.2%, to 34,894.12.

The Nasdaq rose 15.87 factors, or 0.1%, to 14,541.79.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller corporations fell 26.36 factors, or 1.2%, to 2,132.42.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is down 62.60 factors, or 1.4%.

The Dow is down 621.26 factors, or 1.7%.

The Nasdaq is down 281.11 factors, or 1.9%.

The Russell 2000 is down 90.69 factors, or 4.1%.

For the yr:

The S&P 500 is up 649.73 factors, or 17.3%.

The Dow is up 4,287.64 factors, or 14%.

The Nasdaq is up 1,653.51 factors, or 12.8%.

The Russell 2000 is up 157.57 factors, or 8%.