Dow closes at a new record. S&P closes less than 1% from record high

The US major stock indices are closing mixed.

The Dow industrial average and closing at a record closing level.

The S&P index is closing around 0.6% from a record closing level and is now up 6 consecutive days.

The NASDAQ index is closing lower and snapped a 5-day winning streak.

Shares of Apple led the decline with a fall of -2.78% on reports the orders for the new iPhone were not great.

The final numbers are showing:

• Dow industrial average closed higher by 228.30 points or 0.55% at 41622.08
• S&P index closed up 7.07 points or 0.13% at 5623.09
• NASDAQ index fell -91.85 points or -0.52% at 17592.13

The small-cap Russell 2000 rose 6.679 points or 0.31% at 2189.16

Shares of Intel are up after the close after announcing an expanded strategic collaboration, helping to advance US based chip manufacturing. They will also establish an Intel foundry as an independent unit.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.