U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on Thursday after a day of mostly listless trading as investors weighed a mixed slate of corporate earnings and outlooks. Health care stocks were among the biggest decliners after UnitedHealth Group cut its full-year earnings forecast. Payments company Square and online dating site operator Match Group soared in their market debuts.
For Thursday:
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.41 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 17,732.75.
The S&P 500 index slipped 2.34 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 2,081.24.
The Nasdaq composite index lost 1.56 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 5,073.64.
For the week:
The Dow is up 487.51 points, or 2.8 per cent.
The S&P is up 58.20 points, or 2.9 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 145.76 points, or 3 per cent.
For the year:
The Dow is down 90.32 points, or 0.5 per cent.
The S&P is up 22.34 points, or 1.1 per cent.
The Nasdaq is up 337.58 points, or 7.1 per cent.
