[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The broader market, weighed down by a slumping energy sector (-1.43%), simply could not keep up with the Dow, which notched its seventh consecutive all-time high, although by only the slightest of margins. Not helping the bulls was the fact that the US services economy presented a mixed picture as one component (PMI) …
Dow Pumps And Dollar Dumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Thanks to an assist from Apple’s (AAPL) almost 5% gain on blow-out earnings, the Dow managed to conquer the much anticipated 22,000 level for the first time, which makes it its third 1,000-point milestone of the year. The close above 22k was the seventh fastest milestone move, with the last one having occurred …
Dow Moves Within Striking Distance Of 22,000
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets The theme of the “new normal” continued as less than glowing reports on inflation, manufacturing and collapsing ‘hard’ economic data, were brushed aside with the major indexes continuing their march into record territory. The Dow has now climbed to within striking distance of the 22,000 milestone marker. Crude oil slipped -1.89% joined by …
Tech Slumps And Gold Pumps
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Despite another roller coaster ride, the Dow was the only one of the three major indexes that not only “survived” the mid-day sell-off but also registered another record high. The tech arena was not so lucky and, after a tremendous run in the recent past, had to accept the fact that nothing goes …
Broad Weakness Can’t Stop Nasdaq From Setting New Record
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets It was a nip and tuck kind of day with a rise in bond yields keeping any equity advances in check as hope prevailed that its impact on stocks would be ephemeral. The yield on the 10-year bond rose 2 basis points to 2.26% after having declined from a recent high of 2.39% …
Low Volume, No News, Markets In Record Territory
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the Markets Despite IBM being a drag on the Dow (about -47 points), and the Transportation index (IYT) stumbling for the third day in a row, its biggest drop in 2 months, all three major indexes were able to march into record territory on low volume and no earthshaking news. Helping the bullish cause were …