Major US indices close modestly lower to start the trading week

The major US stock indices are closing with modest losses in an up and down session. The final numbers are showing: Dow industrial average -39.56 points or -0.11% at 34411.68 S&P index fell -0.9 points or -0.02% at 4391.70 NASDAQ index -18.71 points or -0.14% 13332.37 Russell 2000-14.84 points or -0.74% at 1990.13 Looking at the ranges for the day: Dow industrial average was up 0.48% at its highs and was down -0.5% is lows before closing down -0.11% S&P index was up 0.41% at its highs and was down -0.52% it’s lows before closing near unchanged NASDAQ index rose 0.47% it’s highs and was down -0.97% it’s lows before closing at -0.14%. The changes and ranges for the major indices Looking at the major sectors, the biggest gainers were: energy rose 1.6% financials rose 0.7% technology rose 0.3% On the downside the biggest losing sectors included: healthcare fell -1.1% consumer staples fell -0.8% utilities fell -0.5%