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…
US stocks struggled to find direction in the early going on Thursday, 02 February 2012, but eventually ended mixed going into close. Stocks had a choppy range bound session ahead of tomorrow’s crucial job report. Earning and economic reports dominated the day. The dollar stayed weak throughout the day and…
US stocks ended with strong gains on Wednesday, 01 February 2012. Domestic data at Wall Street coupled with global economic data from China and euro zone boosted stocks and took them higher throughout the day. But stocks fell from session highs while going into close. Investors remained concerned regarding latest…
US stocks witnessed a mixed finish going into close on Tuesday, 31 January 2012. It was only the Nadaq that eked out small gains going into close. Worse than expected economic data weighed on stocks throughout the day though stocks managed to pare losses partly going into close. Investors remained…
US stocks witnessed mixed finish for the week that ended on Friday, 27 January 2012. While Dow registered losses, the other two major indices – Nasdaq and S&P 500 eked out small gains. Economic and earning reports dominated the week. The Dow would have registered gains for the week but…
US stocks pared all of their intra day gains and ended lower on Thursday, 26 January, 2012. Mixed economic data, mixed earning reports and lack of any proper leadership weighed on stocks from the very start. The dollar stayed weak and commodities had a modestly strong day. The broad market…
US stocks fell but ended in a mixed mode once again on Tuesday, 2012 paring intra day losses partly. Earning reports dominated the day and the same checked in mixed in nature. The dollar firmed up and the euro lost its strength against the dollar. Traders remained focused on recent…
US stocks fell but ended in a mixed mode on Monday, January 2012 erasing initial gains. Leadership from tech and financial issues lifted the broad market in the early going, but investor momentum soured on stocks, leaving them to slide to modest losses. Europe’s next steps, mainly the recent developments…
US stocks ended with strong gains for the week that ended on Friday, 20 January 2012. It was a third consecutive weekly gain for US stocks. It was a holiday shortened week and traders remained focused on earning reports more than economic reports. Quite a few biggies came out with…
US stocks ended with modest gains on Thursday, 19 January 2012. Stocks were boosted by results from Bank of America and Morgan Stanley and some surging tech stocks, as well as some mixed economic data. The major equity averages traded with confidence for the entire day and managed to cling…
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