Dow Green This Week, Nasdaq Down 4%, and Microsoft Doing All the Work Today
Key takeaways
- Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool Sat, June 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM GMT+7 4 min read MSFT ^DJI ^GSPC MU ^IXIC The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is the only major index in the green this week.
- Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) rose nearly 5%, doing the heavy lifting across all three major indexes.
- In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia.
Anders Bylund, The Motley Fool Sat, June 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM GMT+7 4 min read MSFT ^DJI ^GSPC MU ^IXIC The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is the only major index in the green this week. At midday Friday, it was up about 0.3% for the day and 1% for the week. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) hovered near breakeven on the day but was down 1.5% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) index fell 0.5%, extending its weekly loss to 4%.
Friday's session captured the week in miniature. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) rose nearly 5%, doing the heavy lifting across all three major indexes. Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) swung from down 2% at the open to up 2.3% by noon on Starlink mobile-service buzz. And Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), fresh off Thursday's 16% earnings rocket, came back to earth with a 4% price drop.
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »