How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

U.S. stocks wobbled Thursday as the markets turned fairly quiet after a very turbulent start to the week. Small companies dropped and high-dividend stocks, which investors favour when they want to reduce risk, rose.

On Thursday:

The S&P 500 index gave up 0.53 points to 2,650.54.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 70.11 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 24,597.38.

The Nasdaq composite shed 27.98 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 7,070.33.

The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies retreated 22.62 points, or 1.6 per cent, to 1,432.70.

For the week:

The S&P 500 is up 17.46 points, or 0.7 per cent.

The Dow is up 208.43 points, or 0.9 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 101.08 points, or 1.5 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 15.39 points, or 1.1 per cent.

For the year:

The S&P 500 is 23.07 points, or 0.9 per cent.

The Dow is down 121.84 points, or 0.5 per cent.

The Nasdaq is up 166.94 points, or 2.4 per cent.

The Russell 2000 is down 102.81 points, or 6.7 per cent.