Stocks got the fourth quarter off to a weak start on Thursday as investors looked ahead to the government's monthly jobs report.
Stocks got the fourth quarter off to a weak start on Thursday as investors looked ahead to the government's monthly jobs report.
On Thursday:
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 12.69 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,272.01
The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 3.79 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 1,923.82.
The Nasdaq composite gained 6.92 points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,627.08.
For the week:
The Dow is down 42.66 points, or 0.3 percent.
The S&P 500 index is down 7.52 points, or 0.4 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 59.41 points, or 1.3 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is down 1,551.06 points, or 8.7 percent.
The S&P 500 index is down 135.08 points, or 6.6 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 108.97 points, or 2.3 percent.