The S&P 500 had its 66th record close of the year moving up 0.34% to close at 4704.54. The Nasdaq Composite hit an all-time high on Thursday climbing 0.45% to close at 15993.71. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.17% to 35870.95.
The Labor Department reported that initial jobless claims dipped down to 268,000 claims for the week ending November 13, slightly lower than 269,000 the previous week.
Continuing jobless claims dropped to a pandemic low for the week ending November 6 from 2.20 million to 2.08 million.
Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index increased in November to 39.0, much higher than economists had estimated at 23.0.
Leading economic indicators climbed in October from 0.1% to 0.9%.
Markets
The SP 500 is up by 0.34% to close at 4704.54. The index is up 1.19% over five days, up 3.40% over one month, up 6.78% over three months and up 31.34% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 28.90 compared to 40.37 one year ago and estimated future P/E 22.43. Dividend yield is currently 1.28 compared with 1.70 one year ago.
Leading stocks were NVDA up 8.25%, BBWI up 5.31%, GPS up 4.42%, AMZN up 4.14% and MRNA up 3.79%.
Trailing stocks were CSCO down 5.51%, WYNN down 4.76%, CZR down 4.58%, PENN down 4.40% and MKTX down 4.18%.
The Dow Jones industrial Average is down by 0.17% to close at 35870.95. The DOW is down 0.14% over five days, up 0.75% over one month, up 2.80% over three months and up 21.67% over one year.
The trailing P/E is 22.31 compared with 29.23 year ago and an estimated future P/E of 18.53. The current dividend yield is 1.92% compared with 2.06 one year ago.
Leading stocks were AAPL up 2.85%, HD up 2.80%, WMT up 0.86%, MSFT up 0.63% and MRK up 0.52%.
Trailing stocks were CSCO down 5.51%, AXP down 1.88%, MMM down 1.71%, CRM down 1.61%, and IBM down 1.16%.
The NASDAQ composite is up 0.45% and closed at 15993.71. NASDAQ is up 1.84% over five days, up 5.11% over one month, up 9.98% over 3 months and up 34.35% over one year.
Leading stocks were LGVN up 135.27%, DRNA up 78.54%, VOSO up 43.52%, CLIR up 36.54% and JWEL up 25.75%.
Trailing stocks were ASYS down 26.61%, GRCL down 22.12%, FEMY down 20.53%, LTRY down 19.91%, and CYTO down 19.62%.
The MidCap SP400 is down by 0.18% to close at 2883.39. The SP400 is down 0.34% for the past 5 days, up 3.21% for the past month, up 9.02% for the past 3 months and up 34.16% over the past year.
Leading stocks were BJ up 20.01%, VSCO up 13.86% and ARWR up 12.94%.
Trailing stocks were NKTR down 8.52%, PGNY down 5.11% and VSAT down 5.13%
The SmallCap SP600 is down by 0.36% to close at 1439.28. The SP600 is down 1.22% for the past 5 days, up 4.26% for the past month, up 10.67% for the past 3 months and up 40.85% over the past year.
Leading stocks were M up 20.69%, EZPW up 10.98% and BMTX up 9.22%.
Trailing stocks were HP down 15.90%, WW down 12.18% and CRMT down 7.75%.
The CBOE VIX is up 2.22% and closed at 17.49. The VIX is down 0.91% over five days, up 16.59% over one month, down 19.24% over three months and down 24.19% over one year.
On the New York stock exchange 1169 stocks advanced and 2194 declined, while on Nasdaq 1490 advanced and 3149 declined.
There were 118 new 52 week highs and 108 new 52 week lows on NYSE with 158 new highs and 409 new lows on NASDAQ.
The 2 year Treasury note yield is 0.504% and 10 year is 1.590%. The 10-year yield is up 2.4% over five days, down 4.6% over one month, up 32.9% three months ago, and up 76.1% one year ago.
SP500 Sector Performance % change
Consumer Discretionary +1.49
Information Technology +1.02
Health Care +0.06
Real Estate +0.03
Communication Services -0.21
Industrials -0.27
Consumer Staples -0.36
Materials -0.44
Financials -0.48
Utilities -0.53
Energy -0.54
Consumer Discretionary is up 3.93% over five days, up 8.63% over one month, up 19.17% over three months and up 33.44% over one year.
Energy has been down 1.62% over five days, down 1.57% over one month, up at 24.98% over three months and up 59.56% over one year.