After another day of volatile trading, How the Major US Stock Indexes Fared Thursday Aug. 18, 2022

Stocks closed modestly higher at Wall Street.

The S&P 500 rose 0.2 percent Thursday, putting it just barely back into the green for the week. A touch more was the Dow Jones Industrial Average. As technology companies gain ground, the Nasdaq rose too.

Cisco Systems rose after turning in stronger-than-expected quarterly results. Along with the rising price of crude oil, energy companies saw their shares rise.

On Thursday (Aug. 18):

• The S&P 500 rose 9. 70 points, or 0.2 percent, to 4,283.74.
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18. 72 points, or 0.1 percent, to 33,999.04.
• The Nasdaq rose 27. 22 points, or 0.2 percent, to 12,965.34.
• The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 13. 41 points, or 0.7 percent, to 2,000.73.

For the week:

• The S&P 500 is up 3. 59 points, or 0.1 percent.
• The Dow is up 237. 99 points, or 0.7 percent.
• The Nasdaq is down 81. 84 points, or 0.6 percent.
• The Russell 2000 is down 15. 89 points, or 0.8 percent.

For the year:

• The S&P 500 is down 482. 44 points, or 10.1 percent.
• The Dow is down 2,339. 26 points, or 6.4 percent.
• The Nasdaq is down 2,679. 63 points, or 17.1 percent.
• The Russell 2000 is down 244. 58 points, or 10.9 percent.

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