[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities closed higher, rebounding from the biggest sell off in more than a month for the S&P 500 index, as cheer over Bank of Japan’s monetary stimulus offset a rise in US jobless claims. Japan’s central bank provided the early boost to equities today with an announcement it would buy 7 trillion yen (about $73 …
US Indexes Retreat On Disappointing Data; Europe Tracks Lower
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities headed sharply downhill, with benchmark indexes sliding to their lowest levels in more than five weeks as oil prices plunged and labor market data disappointed, spurring concern on economic growth ahead of Friday’s all-important nonfarm payrolls report. Before markets opened, New Jersey-based private payroll-processor ADP Research Institute reported companies hired 158,000 workers in March, …
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. …
Indexes Slip On Manufacturing Data; Treasuries Advance To Almost 4-Week High
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equity markets started the second quarter on a cautious note, with two benchmark indexes retreating from record highs, after a closely watched manufacturing index declined unexpectedly in March. The Tempe, Arizona-based Institute for Supply Management’s factory index fell to 51.3 in March from 54.2 in February. Any reading above 50 signals expansion. At the same …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, March 29, 2013
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2013/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03282013/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 29, 2013 S&P 500, DOW HIT RECORD HIGHS ON GDP DATA; EUROPE STOCKS UP FOR A SECOND MONTH US stock indexes closed higher, wrapping up a strong first quarter Thursday with the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials finishing …
A Mixed Day On Data And Europe; Italian Political Turmoil Weighs
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major indexes recovered from an early drop to finish mixed amid concerns Europe’s debt crisis is worsening and as pending home sales in the US tripped in February. Equities headed to their session lows shortly after the open when a report from the National Association of Realtors showed pending home sales declined 0.4 percent in …