The stock market ended modestly lower Thursday as retail stocks received the most attention, while the Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 continued to battle for support at the 50-day moving average.
XAutoplay: On | OffAt the close, the Dow Jones industrial average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq showed losses of 0.1%-0.2%. Small caps outperformed, with the Russell 2000 up 0.3%. Preliminary data showed volume on the NYSE and Nasdaq coming in slightly higher than Wednesday’s levels.