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Morning Report
Morning Report - 3rd February 2012
US stocks ended mostly higher on positive jobs data and mixed earnings results - The Dow Jones lost 11.0 pts or 0.1% to 12,705.4 pts, the S&P 500 added 0.1% to 1,325.5 pts, the NASDAQ rose 0.4% to 2,859.7 pts and the Russell 2000 gained 0.4% to 812.9 pts.
Pfizer (-0.9%) and Disney (-1.1%) led lower the Dow, while Alcoa (+2.2%) and Bank of America (+1.2%) advanced.
Morning Report - 2nd February 2012
US stocks ended higher on Wednesday on positive manufacturing reports from around the world - The Dow Jones added 83.5 pts or 0.7% to 12,716.5 pts, the S&P 500 rose 0.9% to 1,324.1 pts, the NASDAQ increased 1.2% to 2,848.3 pts and the Russell 2000 gained 2.1% to 809.7 pts.
Bank of America (+3.2%) and Hewlett-Packard (+2.8%) were the Dow’s top performers, while McDonald’s (-0.7%) lagged.
Morning Report - 1st February 2012
US stocks ended mixed on Tuesday on a handful of disappointing economic data - The Dow Jones lost 20.8 pts or 0.2% to 12,632.9 pts, the S&P 500 was flat at 1,312.4 pts, the NASDAQ added 0.1% to 2,813.8 pts and the Russell 2000 gained 0.1% to 792.8 pts.
ExxonMobil (-2.1%) and Alcoa (-1.6%) led the Dow lower, while financials (+0.4%), technology (+0.2%) and telecoms (+0.2%) were the best performing sectors of the S&P 500.
Morning Report - 31st January 2012
US stocks ended lower on Monday - The Dow Jones lost 6.7 pts or 0.1% to 12,653.7 pts, the S&P 500 shed 0.3% to 1,313.0 pts, the NASDAQ lost 0.2% to 2,811.9 pts and the Russell 2000 decreased 0.8% to 792.4 pts.
Shares pared most of their losses in afternoon trading but finished lower as investors await for the outcome of Greek debt talks and as Portugal’s borrowing costs surged.
Morning Report - 30th January 2012
US stocks ended mixed on Friday after GDP growth fell short of expectations - The Dow Jones shed 74.2 pts or 0.6% to 12,660.5 pts, the S&P 500 fell 0.2% to 1,316.3 pts, the NASDAQ rose 0.4% to 2,816.6 pts and the Russell 2000 added 0.8% to 789.9 pts.
For the week - Dow (-0.5%), S&P 500 (+0.1%), NASDAQ (+1.1%) Russell 2000 (+1.8%).
The Dow finished lower posting its first weekly loss this year, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ extended their gains for a fourth consecutive week.