NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) — The United States’ blue chip stock index couldn’t quite pull off 20,000 this week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to within 82 points of the historic mark in early trading Friday, before it tumbled to finish — with a slight loss, 9 points — at 19,843.41.
The Dow ended the week up 73 points, and could possibly reach the 20,000-mark next week. Analysts have said there’s a good chance the historic level will be reached before 2016 runs out.
However, there are just nine trading days left in the year to accomplish that feat, as the New York Stock Exchange will be closed the day after Christmas.
The S&P 500 lost four points Friday to finish at 2,258.07 and the Nasdaq fell 20 points to 5,437.16. For the week, the S&P 500 was flat — beginning Monday at the exact same number it closed with Friday.
