Stock Market Today, July 7, 2014: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 50 points as investors weren't willing to take risky positions ahead of earnings season. Cyclical and small-cap stocks lagged the hardest this afternoon. The CBOE Volatility index soared more than 11%, the largest hike in nearly three months. The bounce was significant, as the index hit its lowest level since February 2007 last Thursday.
Here's the scorecard from today's trading session:
Dow: 17,024.21, -44.05 (-0.26%) S&P 500: 1,977.65, -7.79 (-0.39%) Nasdaq: 4,451.53, -34.40 (-0.77%)
And here are the top stories from the stock market today:
Now our experts share some of the most important investment moves to make based on today's market trading - for Money Morning Members only: