The three major US stock indices all closed lower

On January 30th, local time, the three major U.S. stock indices closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.36%, up 1.73% in January; the Nasdaq fell 0.94%, up 0.95% in January; and the S&P 500 index declined 0.43%, up 1.37% in January.

Technology stocks generally declined, with AMD dropping over 6% and Intel falling over 4%. Gold and silver stocks plummeted, with the world’s largest silver ETF — iShares Silver Trust — down 28%, Coeur Mining dropping over 16%, and Golden Star Resources falling over 14%.