Last week ended with a mixed bag of stock market performances. On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ composite closed July as their best month since February. History was made again on Tuesday when the Dow burst through the 22,000 mark. This represents the fifth consecutive record close for the index. In economic news, pre-tax personal income and after-tax personal income were unchanged in June from May. In the first of two reports from the Institute for Supply Management, the Manufacturing index fell 1.5 points to 56.3 in July, in line with expectations. On Thursday, the ISM announced the Non-Manufacturing index slipped 3.5 points in July to 53.9. This represents continued growth in the non-manufacturing sector, but at a slower rate than in June. Indices traded in green territory on Friday as the Dow closed at a new record level for the eighth straight session. The S&P 500 also ended last week in positive territory. Stocks stepped up on better-than-expected employment numbers for July. Department of Labor data showed an addition of 209,000 jobs, versus consensus expectations of 180,000.
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