The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other indexes opened higher Friday as a volatile trading week winds down. But the Dow reversed lower early Friday alongside the S&P 500. The major indexes are all on track to close with weekly losses.
Dow Jones Today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% after a higher open. The S&P 500 lost 0.1%. Small caps showed gains, with the Russell 2000 up 0.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite saw a 0.9% increase but pared earlier gains. Volume was higher on the Nasdaq and on the NYSE vs. the same time on Thursday, according to IBD data.
The stock market had a sharp sell-off Thursday and a brief rally attempt was thwarted as the indexes sank to new 2022 lows. Thursday's losses in the Nasdaq easily wiped away Wednesday's 2.5% gain.
Investors should stay engaged with the market and be the on the lookout for a positive session, which would be the start of a new rally attempt.
U.S. Stock Market Today Overview |
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| Index | Symbol | Price | Gain/Loss | % Change |
| Dow Jones | (0DJIA) | 29822.64 | -104.43 | -0.35 |
| S&P 500 | (0S&P5) | 3663.18 | -3.59 | -0.10 |
| Nasdaq | (0NDQC ) | 10741.77 | +95.67 | +0.90 |
| Russell 2000 | 164.84 | +0.94 | +0.57 | |
| IBD 50 | 27.45 | -0.51 | -1.82 | |
Last Update: 12:12 PM ET 6/17/2022 |
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The 10-year Treasury yield ticked lower to 3.2%, but is still holding near its highest level since April 2011. U.S. oil prices reversed lower as West Texas Intermediate traded around $111 a barrel, down over 5% on Friday. In early March, WTI briefly hit highs above $130 a barrel.
The Federal Reserve said on Friday that U.S. industrial production inched up 0.2% in May. This was still a few ticks below estimates. Meanwhile, manufacturing output fell 0.1%. Economists were expecting a 0.3% gain.
Outside Dow Jones: China Stocks Outperform
Outside the Dow Jones, the growth-focused IBD 50 ETF was down more than 1.7% after it got turned away at its 50-day line last week. Stocks leading the upside in the index on Friday include China solar energy stock Daqo New Energy, which gained over 7% in early trading.
Several U.S. listed Chinese stocks showed gains amid hopes for improving economic conditions in China, including Alibaba and fellow e-commerce giant JD.com. The two China stocks traded up over 1% and 3%, respectively, after paring much higher earlier gains.
JD.com moved closer toward its 200-day line, despite Chief Executive Xin Lijun telling Bloomberg on Friday that consumers are curbing discretionary spending. But he sees a recovery during the second half of the year.
China electric-vehicle startups Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto all rallied as well, up 6%, 8% and 5%, respectively.
Li Auto On Track For Sixth Weekly Gain
Fellow IBD 50 stock Li Auto is on track for its sixth-straight week of gains as the stock rises nearly 12% this week. The stock has been on a tear since it reported strong earnings on May 10 and remains well above key moving averages.
A handful of IBD 50 stocks also were testing support at their 50-day lines, including chemicals maker Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, meat products producer Pilgrims Pride and HighPeak Energy. But coal stock Ramaco Resources slid below the line.
Investors should watch for a bounce at these key areas of support because that would signal that they may offer buy opportunities later on.
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