[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major market indexes mostly rose Thursday, with the Dow Jones gaining for a fifth day and the S&P 500 briefly topping the 1,500 mark as an unexpected drop in unemployment claims and upbeat corporate results offset the worst decline for Apple Inc in four years. Apple Inc slumped 12 percent to $450.50 after reporting the …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, March 30, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03292012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 30, 2012 US Equity ETFs End Best First Quarter Since 1998; JJG Surges, VXX Tanks US stocks closed mixed Friday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 notching their biggest first quarter gains in more than a decade after …
US Broad Market ETFs Slide For The Second Day; GAZ Inches Up, KWT Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US broad stock ETFs closed mixed Wednesday after data on new home sales came in lower unexpectedly, failing to cheer investors. 10-year Treasury notes jumped the most in two weeks even as the Federal Reserve bought $4.03 billion in US debt. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) slipped or 0.2 percent to close at 1402.89 with the …
Major Market ETFs Gain On Strong Economic Data; GAZ Gains, SCIF Tanks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Major Market ETFs advanced on Thursday, pushing the S&P 500 index past the 1,400 level for the first time since June 2008, as better-than-expected economic data reinforced the recovery theory. Latest data showed jobless claims dropping to their lowest level in four years, manufacturing activity picking up and headline inflation being put under control. Treasuries ended …
Major Market ETFs Rally On Better Retail Sales Data; URA Rises, VXX Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks rallied late Tuesday with the NASDAQ Composite Index topping the 3,000 level for the first time since Nov. 15, 2000, ahead of an earlier-than-due release of Federal stress-test results of the nation’s biggest banks. JP Morgan Chase’s announcement of higher dividends, better retail sales number in February, and the Fed’s decision to continue with …
U.S. Stocks Rise With Consumer Confidence, UNG Dips With Oil, SLV Zooms
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Soaring consumer confidence and falling oil prices triggered a rally in US stocks as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed over the psychologically important 13,000 mark for the first time since May ’08. The DJIA ended at 13,005.12, a gain of 0.2 percent, while the S&P 500 added 0.3 percent to close at 1,372.18, its highest …