Stocks in the US close lower. Nvidia earnings after the close.

The major US stocks indices are closing the day mixed (the Nasdaq closed modestly higher)

• The S&P is down for the 4th consecutive day and is closing below the 4000 level.
• The Nasdaq snapped a 3 day decline
• The Dow was the worst performer with a decline of -0.25%

The final numbers are showing:

• Dow fell -83.26 points or -0.25% at 33046.34
• S&P index fell -6.08 points or -0.15% at 3991.27
• NASDAQ index rose 14.78 points or 0.13% at 11507.08
• Russell 2000 rose 6.45 points or 0.34% at 1894.67

Looking at the S&P index on the daily chart, the low price today skimmed a upward sloping trend line at 3979.40. The low price reached just below that level 3976.90 but bounced higher.

Earnings after the close

eBay

• EPS $1.07 versus $1.06 estimate
• Revenues $2.51 billion versus $2.47 billion estimate

Nvidia

• EPS $0.88 vs $0.81 estimate
• revenues $6.05B vs $6.01B estimate
• Shares are up 7% in after hours trading.