[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The S&P 500 and the Dow rose to new record highs today, again. At the close, the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq were all up 0.4%. One of the major factors moving the markets higher today was that the ECB announced it is leaving interest rates unchanged and will continue to boost …
Stocks Fairly Quiet Today After Big Rally Yesterday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets It was a pretty quiet day in the markets today with no index really moving substantially in either direction amidst some uneventful economic news. The Fed, in its Beige Book review of regional conditions, said today the economy in most sectors grew last month despite impediments from the harsh winter weather. However, …