Will the Dow Jones Industrial Average increase more or decrease less than the S&P 500 from open to close in May, June, or July 2023 (any one month)?
Open to close means from open on the first trading day in a month to close on the last trading day in the same month.
SPX
5/1 O 4166.79 5/31 C 4179.83 +0.312950737%
6/1 O 4183.03 6/30 C 4450.38 +6.391300086%
7/3 O 4449.45 7/31 C 4588.96 +3.1354437%
DJIA
5/1 O 34116.81 5/31 C 32908.27 −3.542359324%
6/1 O 32929.85 6/30 C 34407.60 +4.487569789%
7/3 O 34369.78 7/31 C 35559.53 +3.4616166%
S&P 500 (SPX) and Dow Jones (DJIA) increases in February – April 2023:
SPX: −2.455%, 3.683%, 1.090%
DJIA: −4.063%, 1.892%, 2.564%
https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/index/SPX/historical-prices
https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/index/DJIA/historical-prices