The indices ended the week on a down note for the most part, in what appeared to be a profit taking Friday session.

The indices had mixed results at the close today. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOXX), which was up more than 13 points today, pushed the Nasdaq 100 to new 5 1/2-year highs earlier in the session before they sold off. Although they did come back again.

The indices had mixed results today at the close, with the blue chips trailing the NDX today for a change.

The indices had another positive session and closed not far off the highs for the day, although they started out much differently.

The markets had another firm session today, although it wasn’t broad and the advance-declines were negative on Nasdaq today. So, a very selective advance.

The stock market had a very powerful advance today, particularly on Nasdaq, which played catch-up today.

The indices had a turnaround session, fueled by pre-market futures. The market gapped from up at the get-go and rallied strongly in the first half-hour. But after that it was a different story between the blue chips and the NDX.

The markets followed through to the downside on Monday after Friday’s ugly session, with all indices ending down on the session.

We had a fairly narrow session -- down in the morning, up in the afternoon. The day started off with a sell-off at the get-go.

We had a very interesting session today, led by Nasdaq. The market gapped up, pulled back in a bullish-looking manner early on, and then exploded to new 6-year rally highs on the S&P and all-time highs on the Dow.