[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The longest rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPY) since January came to a halt today in the wake of a mixed bag of economic and earnings news. Tomorrow’s looming semi-annual testimony on Capitol Hill by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may also have contributed to a bit of caution on the Street. The …
Bulls Open The Week With Lack Of Participants
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] An unexpected improvement in U.S. regional manufacturing activity, a rise in business inventories, and an inline 2Q GDP report out of China, was the U.S. equities neede to continue their gains to open the week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPY) settled higher to mark its eight consecutive advance, the longest winning streak since January. …
SPY Closes At Record Again On Lack Of Positive News
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index extended its record level on Monday to kick-off the week. Stocks traded in a tight range and ended mixed but the Nasdaq outperformed again, thanks to another strong showing from Apple. During the session, the S&P 500 also reached an all-time intraday high of 1,619.77. In moderate volume which came …
DIA And SPY Close At Record Highs Amid Factory Orders, Cyprus Deal; Europe Rallies
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stock index ETFs closed higher on Tuesday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 finishing at record closing highs as US factory orders topped estimates and health insurers rallied after winning an increase in a key Medicare payment rate. Factory orders rose by three percent in February, boosted by demands for commercial aircraft and automobiles. …
New ETFs On The Block: SPDR Russell 1000 And Russell 2000 Low Volatility ETF (LGLV, SMLV)
State Street Global Advisors, the Boston, Massachusetts-based second largest ETF provider globally, has launched two low volatility funds, the SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility ETF (LGLV) and the SPDR Russell 2000 Low Volatility ETF (SMLV), marking its entry into the low-volatility large-cap and small-cap US equity space. The funds track the low volatility versions of the widely followed Russell 1000 …
ECB Invokes ‘Desperate’ Measures; Market Goes Into Mania Mode
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Boosted by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s announcement of an open-ended bond purchase scheme aimed at bringing down Spanish and Italian borrowing costs, US stocks broke-out Thursday to finish on a multi-year high even as the bank chief made good of his earlier pledge to preserve the common currency at any cost. Countries must seek …