Trading Ends Lower as Investors Await Friday Jobs Report - East Idaho News
News

Trading Ends Lower as Investors Await Friday Jobs Report

  Published at  | Updated at

GETTY 040314 WallStreet?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1396561750634iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Stocks closed down but off Thursday’s intraday lows in anticipation of Friday’s employment report.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down a fraction, but flirted with an all-time high just moments before the bell.  The blue chips index closed at 16,572.55. The Nasdaq Composite fell 39 points to 4,237.74, and the S&P 500 gave up 2 points to end the session at 1,888.77.

The IRS wanted more people to e-file, and it appears that people are listening. About 91 percent of the returns submitted to the agency so far have been electronic. The tax-filing deadline is less than two weeks away.

Copyright 2014 ABC News Radio

SUBMIT A CORRECTION