Weekly: Indexes Ended Lower, Big Tech Earnings & Q1 GDP on Tap
@TigerObserver:
1. Major Indexes ReturnsThe major U.S. stock indexes traded in a narrow range for the third week in a row and the $S&P 500(.SPX)$, the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$, and the $DJIA(.DJI)$ each finished with a fractional decline. Since the start of April, the gap between the S&P 500’s highest daily closing level and its lowest close has been a mere 1.6%. The $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$ that measures investors’ expectations of short-term U.S. stock market volatility fell for the 5 week in a row.As of last Friday, the$Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ gained&n