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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The major indexes continued to vacillate around record territory, as the last day of the month and quarter ended. The Dow took the lead with the S&P 500 lagging and the Nasdaq sinking slightly into the red.   For June, the S&P 500 managed to eke out again of some 2.2%, despite having …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite an early morning bounce, the Dow and the S&P 500 succumbed to weakness and gave back most of their initial gains and ended essentially unchanged. The Nasdaq went the other way but managed to climb out of a hole to score a modest gain, after swinging wildly late in the session. It …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets The overall market struggled for direction except for the Nasdaq, which started the week strong and pushed the index to another all-time high. The tech sector dominated with Facebook contributing via a 4% jump, after a US court dismissed an antitrust suit against the company. Semiconductors also showed signs of life, while Boeing …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets While the major indexes were shooting for a 3rd winning day in a row, the session turned out to be sloppy one with only the Nasdaq closing in the green, while the Dow and S&P 500 danced around their respective unchanged lines. Both dove into the close and ended up with tiny losses. …

[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Despite yesterday’s massive rebound, the markets did not waver but stayed the course and notched more gains. The S&P 500 was trying to get into record territory but fell short, while the Nasdaq showed more upside momentum and climbed to a new all-time high. The tech sector led Tuesday’s advance by a modest …