October 3, 2006 > A status report on Wall Street's major indexes

Sep 29
By The Associated Press

Wall Street ended a stellar third quarter with a moderate decline Friday, as the Dow Jones industrial average pulled back further from record-high levels. During trading Thursday, the Dow topped its closing record of 11,722.98 from January 2000.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 39.38, or 0.34 percent, to 11,679.07.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3.30, or 0.25 percent, to 1,335.85.

The Nasdaq composite index dropped 11.59, or 0.51 percent, to 2,258.43.

For the week:

The Dow is up 170.97, or 1.49 percent.

The S&P is up 21.07, or 1.60 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 39.50, or 1.78 percent.

For the quarter ended Sept. 30:

The Dow is up 528.85, or 4.74 percent.

The S&P 500 is up 65.65, or 5.17 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 86.34, or 3.97 percent.

For the year:

The Dow is up 961.57, or 8.97 percent.

The S&P is up 87.56, or 7.01 percent.

The Nasdaq is up 53.11, or 2.41 percent.