The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed down -0.35%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.46%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) fell -0.34%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -0.47%. Stock indexes settled lower on Monday, led by losses in megacap technology stocks.  Also, Monday's plunge in metals prices weighed on mining stocks.  Lower bond yields were supportive of stocks, with the 10-year T-note yiel ...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.04%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.09%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) are up +0.04%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) are up +0.11%. The S&P 500 index today edged to a new record high.  Stocks are seeing support from year-end optimism and today’s -1.0 bp decline in the 10-year T-note yield.  Stocks also have support from confidence about the US economic outlook after Tu ...