Wednesday was a decisive and definitive follow-through down day for the indices, as they gapped lower, bounced, failed at resistance, and stair-stepped their way lower all morning.

The indices had a difficult morning, but a snapback rally in the afternoon brought them way back and actually put the Dow back in the plus column. But the indices ended mixed on the day.

The markets were weak today, but the Nasdaq 100 surprised many by rallying back sharply and with a vengeance after gapping down big at the opening, along with the S&P 500.

The indices had a definitive down-day but were tempered by a last 20-minute snapback rally that brought them substantially off the lows. Still, on the day the indices were all lower, some of them substantially.

The markets had a slightly lower session today in what looked like a consolidation day, as support was tested severely on two occasions and held, resulting in a late sharp rally back on the indices over the last hour, sharply reducing the losses.

The stock market indices started off the week with a bang.

The indices ended the week with another gain.

The indices had another solid up-session, although they came way off their highs in the last hour after the FOMC announcement's brief spike-up rally.

The markets were soft today, ending in the negative column only because of a last-hour decline.

The markets had a down day to start the week, but it wasn't too severe.