December 17, 2009 (FinancialWire) — On the day yesterday, the Dow was the only of the four major indexes that closed with a loss, or that had any intra-day negative movement. Yesterday’s best-performing index was the NYSE Composite (NYSE: ^NYA), the basis for the iShares NYSE Composite Index ETF (NYSE: NYC), which closed with a net gain of 39.33 points (up 0.551%). The Nasdaq Composite, the basis for the Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking ETF (NASDAQ: ONEQ), logged yesterday’s next-best performance, closing with a net gain of 5.86 points (up 0.266%). The Nasdaq was followed by the S&P 500 (SPX), the basis for the iShares S&P Agressive Allocation Fund (NYSE: AOA), closed with a net gain of 1.25 points (up 0.113%). The Dow Jones Industrials (INDU), the basis for the Elements Dow Jones High Yield Select 10 Total Return Index ETN (NYSE: DOD), closed with a net loss of 10.88 points (down 0.104%).

Intra-day, the NYSE’s range was 80.27 points (1.124%), with an intra-day high of + 80.27 points and an intra-day low of +/- 0.00 points. The Nasdaq’s intra-day range was 17.13 points (0.778%), with an intra-day high of + 19.41 points and an intra-day low of +2.28 points. The S&P’s intra-day range was 8.25 points (0.745%), with an intra-day high of + 8.28 points and an intra-day low of +0.03 points. The Dow’s intra-day range was 150.85 points (1.443%), with an intra-day high of +100.75 points and an intra-day low of -50.10 points.

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