Wall Street ended a rocky trading session in positive territory on Thursday, with market participants concerned over mixed corporate earnings and worsening economic data. The Labor Department reported that 5.245 million American had field for unemployment benefits during the week ending April 11, bringing the 4-week total to over 22 million. In addition, earnings reports from Goldman Sachs
Despite negative economic data, benchmarks pared losses as many investors already expected jobless numbers and major earnings on Thursday were mostly positive. The Nasdaq led the major indices gains, with Netflix
Here's how the market closed on Thursday:
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Nasdaq Composite Index
In Major Stock News, United Airlines
In Stock Sector News, sectors were mixed at the end of Thursday's session as market participants weighed economic and coronavirus pandemic data. The half that posted performance gains include Health Care +2.20%, Consumer Discretionary +1.94%, Information Technology +1.24%, Consumer Staples +0.80%, Communication Services +0.43% and Utilities +0.07%. The rest that recorded negative performance include Energy -3.97%, Financials -1.73%, Industrials -0.84%, Real Estate -0.59% and Materials -0.53%.
In Commodity and Currency News, OPEC forecasted on Thursday that oil demand will drop to a 30-year low this quarter due to the coronavirus. West Texas Intermediate
As the market moves into Friday trading, investors will be paying attention to corporate earnings including Procter & Gamble