[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 and NASDAQ ended shrugged off early weakness to close modestly higher, while the Dow Industrials closed slightly lower Monday after ISM data showed US manufacturing shrank unexpectedly in June for the first time since July 2009. Volume was the worst on the NYSE in a decade and, even when compared to other July …
US Major Market ETFs Snap Winning Streak; FUE Jumps, GMMB Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US broad markets closed mostly lower Monday, meandering south as weaker-than-estimated economic data weighed on investors’ mind. This is the year’s first monthly decline as weak consumer spending growth and the soft reading of the Chicago area business-activity index dragged markets down, though the Dow ended the month slightly higher, its longest streak since Jan 2007. …