The major stock market indexes may be falling, but the broader market of stocks is actually rising. The number of advancing stocks is outnumbering decliners by a 1,615-to-1,325 score on the NYSE, and by a 1,541-to-1,143 margin on the Nasdaq exchange. In addition, the volume of advancing stocks represents 51% of total volume on the NYSE and 56% of the total on the Nasdaq. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 34 points, with 21 of 30 components trading lower. The S&P 500 is losing 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite is slipping 0.1%.
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