US market closes mixed as Dow falls, Nasdaq rises for 2nd day

ISTANBUL

The US stock market closed mixed Thursday, as the Dow Jones fell but the Nasdaq rose for the second consecutive day.

The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average dove 221 points, or 0.66%, to finish the session at 33,309.

The S&P 500 fell seven points, or 0.17%, to 4,130.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq, on the other hand, rose 22 points, or 0.18%, to end the day at 12,328.

The VIX volatility index, also known as the fear index, fell 0.3% to 16.89.

The 10-year US Treasury yield, meanwhile, fell 1.4% to 3.388%.

The dollar index was up 0.6% to 102.06, while the euro dove 0.6% to $1.0916 against the greenback.

Precious metals were in negative territory, with gold falling 0.8% to $2,014 per ounce and silver plummeting 4.8% to $24.17.

Oil prices decreased more than 1.2%, with global benchmark Brent crude at $75.50 per barrel and US benchmark West Texas Intermediate at $71.44.