An exciting start to the week on Tuesday, 21 February 2012 fizzled out partly at the end but despite that US stocks managed to end mostly higher but in a mixed mode. During mid session hours, the Dow Jones Industrial Average cleared 13,000 for the first time since May 2008,…
US stocks registered modest gains for the week that ended on Friday, 17 February 2012. Earlier this week China’s officials expressed their intent to expand their country’s investment in Europe. That helped bolster confidence in the precarious eurozone. Though Greece’s parliament approved austerity measures last weekend, market participants became concerned…
US stocks ended with strong gains on Thursday, 16 February 2012. Though stocks rallied right out of the gate o Thursday, they failed to decide on their direction in the initial hours of trading. Early action was mixed as sentiment among participants was dampened by concerns about dealings in Greece…
US stocks ended with steep losses on Wednesday, 15 February 2012. U.S. stocks tilted between mild gains and losses earlier on Wednesday as uncertainty over Greece countered better-than-expected economic reports on American manufacturing. Though U.S. economic data on Wednesday proved largely positive, selling during the mid session hours forced stocks…
A late rebound in the final hour helped US stocks to pare most of their losses and end the day with marginal gains on Tuesday, 14 February 2012. Despite a turnaround, stocks witnessed a mixed finish. Weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales data and persistent concerns about European debt, weighed on stocks…
US stocks ended with strong gains on Monday, 13 February 2012. On a day dearth of any earning or economic data, progress in Greece handed US stocks a markedly higher open. After weeks of haggling over austerity plan details, many market participants were concerned that Greece’s parliament would drag its…
The major equity averages at Wall Street mustered modest gains in the early going on Wednesday, 08 February 2012, but the move proved unsustainable. As sellers applied pressure each of the three major indices slipped into the red but managed to end the day with minor gains. It was another…
US stocks managed to pare early losses and end modestly higher on Tuesday, 07 February 2012. Stocks slipped in response to some early selling, but stocks erased losses and turned higher as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress and Greece reportedly neared a consensus on budget cuts. Stocks…
US stocks managed to curtail their losses to quite some extent and end little lower on Monday, 06 February 2012. A lack of positive catalysts kept the major equity averages at Wall Street chopping along in negative territory all day on Monday. Losses at the end were only modest as…
US stocks registered good gains for the week that ended on Friday, 03 February 2012. Most of the gains were accumulated on Friday, the last trading day of the week following a much better than expected job report and unemployment data. Indices would have registered small gains if not for…
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