Weak market breadth as S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall, but Dow boosted by UnitedHealth.

From Dow Jones & Company: 2025-05-19 11:10:00

The major indexes saw a recovery from an early slide, but market breadth remained poor. The S&P 500 was down 0.3%, with only 180 stocks rising. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF was also down 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6%, while the Dow was down 22 points, less than 0.1%, with a rebound in UnitedHealth shares.



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