How major US stock market indexes fared on Thursday
U.S. stocks closed modestly lower Thursday as several retailers declined after reporting disappointing results. Banks and real estate companies were also big decliners. Consumer goods, health care and utilities stocks eked out small gains. On Thursday: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 5.19 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,394.44. The Dow Jones industrial average