How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

After an early slide, U.S. stocks ended slightly lower Wednesday as banks climbed but retailers, homebuilders and smaller companies fell.

On Wednesday:

The S&P 500 index dipped 0.71 points to 2,809.21.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back 91.74 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 25,706.68.

The Nasdaq composite fell 2.79 points to 7,642.70.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks retreated 7.23 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 1,589.60.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 42.08 points, or 1.5 per cent.

The Dow is up 366.69 points, or 1.4 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 145.81 points, or 1.9 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 42.93 points, or 2.8 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is up 135.60 points, or 5.1 per cent.

The Dow is up 987.46 points, or 4 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 739.31 points, or 10.7 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is up 54.09 points, or 3.5 per cent.