The Markets (as of market close August 4, 2017)
Last week ended with a mixed bag of stock market performances. The Dow, influenced by a favorable jobs report and strong corporate quarterly earnings, surged to a new record high. The S&P 500 also ended last week in positive territory. Tech stocks did not fare as well as the large caps, pushing the Nasdaq to its second straight week of negative returns. But the worst performance befell the Russell 2000, which plummeted about 1.20% for the week, after falling nearly 0.50% the prior week. Long-term Treasury yields rose last week as prices dropped.