August 17, 2009 (FinancialWire) — As of Friday’s close, the S&P 500 (SPX) (SNP: ^GSPC), Dow Jones Industrials (INDU) (DJI: ^DJI) and the NYSE Composite (NYE) (NYSE: ^NYA) had nearly closed the gap between the three indicators and the recently outperforming Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ) (NASDAQ: ^IXIC), in terms of 50-day overall gains.  On the day, all four indexes sustained losses of about or slightly below one percent, compared to the previous session’s closing marks.

50-day rolling average comparisons and totals through yesterday are as follows:

The S&P netted a 50-day total gain of +6.54% (+61.63 points). Friday’s  S&P 4,940,750,000 share trading volume was -3.22% (-164,510,992 shares) below its 50-day average daily volume of 5,105,260,992 shares, and the S&P’s closing level of 1,004.09 Friday was +59.22 points (+6.27%) above its 50-day rolling average close of 944.87. On the day, the S&P’s 1,004.09 close was off -8.64 points (-0.85%) from the previous day’s session, with an intra-day range of 18.00 points (1.78%) that saw a high point of -0.13 points (-0.01%) and a low point of -18.13 points (-1.79%).

The Dow netted a 50-day total gain of +6.53% (+571.16 points). The Dow’s  4,940,750,000 share trading volume Friday was -3.22% (-164,510,992 shares) below its 50-day average daily volume of 5,105,260,992 shares, and the Dow’s closing level of 9,321.40 Friday was +555.66 points (+6.34%) above its 50-day rolling average close of 8,765.74. On the day, the Dow’s 9,321.40 close was off -76.79 points (-0.82%) from the previous day’s session, with an intra-day range of 210.70 points (2.24%) that saw a high point of +26.98 points (+0.29%) and a low point of -183.72 points (-1.96%).

The NYSE netted a 50-day total gain of +6.99% (+427.06 points). Friday’s  NYSE 4,940,750,000 share trading volume was -3.22% (-164,510,992 shares) below its 50-day average daily volume of 5,105,260,992 shares, and the NYSE’s closing level of 6,537.82 Friday was +432.55 points (+7.08%) above its 50-day rolling average close of 6,105.27. On the day, the NYSE’s 6,537.82 close was off -66.28 points (-1.00%) from the previous day’s session, with an intra-day range of 120.60 points (1.83%) that saw a high point of +0.11 points (0.002%) and a low point of -120.49 points (-1.82%).

The Nasdaq netted a 50-day total gain of +7.32% (135.50 points). Friday’s  Nasdaq 1,923,410,000 share trading volume was -12.77% (-281,695,200 shares) below its 50-day average daily volume of 2,205,105,200 shares, and the Nasdaq’s closing level of 1,985.52 Friday was +105.15 points (+5.59%) above its 50-day rolling average close of 1,880.37. On the day, the Nasdaq’s 1,985.52 close was off -23.83 points (-1.19%) from the previous day’s session, with an intra-day range of 37.05 points (1.84%) that saw a high point of -2.62 points (-0.13%) and a low point of minus 39.67 points (-1.97%).

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