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US Stock indices decline on European worries and data

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Benchmark US stock indices including the 30 component Dow Jones industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 are down today as weak US economic data and European economy worries shattered investor confidence, thus making them to sell stocks.

Gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell in April for the first time in seven months and the Philadelphia Fed business conditions index hit its lowest since September. Meanwhile news from spain jolted the investors further as reports about people withdrawing 1 billion euros over the past week from Spanish leading banks added further to investors voes.

Dow Jones industrial average is down by 67.59 points at 12,530.96. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is down 9.05 points at 1,315.75. The tech heavy index Nasdaq Composite Index is also down by 31.37 points at 2,842.67.

World Stock Markets report card for today

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:43:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockRates, your one stop website for daily updates from stock markets across the globe.

Major US stock indices, European stock indices and Asian stock indices closed lower today as weak Euro zone data hit investor sentiments across the globe.

Following is report card of major Stock markets across the globe for today:

Name	Current Value	Change	% Chg	Open	High	Low
US Markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average	12,514.09	-84.46	-0.67	12,756.12	12,611.42	12,495.73
Nasdaq Composite	2,839.13	-34.91	-1.23	2,874.71	2,879.22	2,832.67
European Markets
FTSE 100	5,338.38	-66.87	-1.25	5,405.25	5,413.32	5,309.75
CAC 40	3,011.99	-36.68	-1.22	3,054.58	3,059.23	3,002.68
DAX	6,308.96	-75.30	-1.19	6,401.15	6,413.05	6,291.10
Asian Markets
Nikkei 225	8,876.59	75.42	0.85	8,789.47	8,885.08	8,765.71
Straits Times	2,822.61	-8.54	-0.30	2,837.47	2,849.91	2,822.61
Hang Seng Index	19,200.93	-58.90	-0.31	19,369.43	19,452.30	19,139.73
Taiwan Weighted	7,345.55	110.98	1.51	7,304.40	7,355.19	7,274.32
KOSPI	1,845.24	4.71	0.26	1,842.83	1,856.34	1,833.08
SET Composite	1,173.56	2.33	0.20	1,173.64	1,179.14	1,166.22
Jakarta Composite	3,980.50	0.00	0.00	4,007.15	0.00	0.00
Shanghai Composite Index	2,378.89	32.70	1.37	2,347.18	2,383.31	2,342.35
SGX Nifty	4,811.00	-31.00	-0.64	4,846.50	4,908.50	4,802.50

US Stock indices | DJIA rises on strong economic data

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:59:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockRates, your daily dose for US stock markets and more.

Major US stock indices including the 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 opened higher today as strong economic data along with Euro zone optimism helped in boosting US investor sentiments today. U.S. industrial production posted its fastest growth in over a year this April

The 30 component Dow Jones industrial average is up by 38.52 points at 12,670.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is up 6.00 points at 1,336.66. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite Index is also up by 10.66 points at 2,904.42.

US Stock indices advances as jobless claims decline

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:14:00 +0000

Benchmark US Stock indices including 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index opened higher as jobless claims declined for month of april 2012, Weak outlook by Cisco systems pulled the Nasdaq composite index lower.
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA is up by 17.60 points at 12,852.66. Twenty-one of the DJIA 30 components rose, with Cisco Systems CSCO -10.54% the largest weight, sliding 8.8% after the maker of computer-networking equipment offered a disappointing outlook. The broader index S&P 500 climbed by 2.77 points at 1,357.35. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite is down by 6.43 points at 2,928.28.

World Stock Markets today performance card

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:34:00 +0000

Following is today's report card for major stock markets across the globe including major US stock indices, European stock indices and Asian stock indices for today.

Name	Current Value	Change	% Chg	Open	High	Low
US Markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average	12,860.68	25.62	0.20	12,756.12	12,931.71	12,820.30
Nasdaq Composite	2,928.67	-6.04	-0.21	2,950.21	2,950.21	2,926.70
European Markets
FTSE 100	5,544.55	14.50	0.26	5,530.05	5,566.14	5,490.54
CAC 40	3,119.24	0.59	0.02	3,136.16	3,145.06	3,073.38
DAX	6,509.88	34.57	0.53	6,531.15	6,549.77	6,440.23
Asian Markets
Nikkei 225	9,009.65	-35.41	-0.39	9,013.26	9,075.63	8,985.90
Straits Times	2,903.60	2.69	0.09	2,895.58	2,904.88	2,887.82
Hang Seng Index	20,227.28	-103.36	-0.51	20,313.97	20,375.04	20,091.68
Taiwan Weighted	7,484.01	8.30	0.11	7,479.14	7,523.37	7,470.81
KOSPI	1,944.93	-5.36	-0.28	1,944.80	1,951.51	1,937.14
SET Composite	1,190.65	-16.60	-1.39	1,201.57	1,202.20	1,185.89
Jakarta Composite	4,133.63	4.57	0.11	4,128.61	4,137.67	4,110.90
Shanghai Composite Index	2,410.23	1.64	0.07	0.64	2,419.12	2,402.20
SGX Nifty	4,962.50	-2.50	-0.05	4,993.00	5,039.00	4,940.00

US stock markets decline on Euro zone worries

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:12:00 +0000

Benchmark US stock indices including 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 opened lower today as investor mood dampens over european economic worries and election results of France.
Hence the downward momentum of major indices continues into second day today. The Dow Jones industrial average is down by 40.38 points at 12,997.89. The broader index Standard & Poor's 500 also declining by 1.55 points at 1,367.55. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite Index is down by 1.84 points at 2,954.50. Worries over Europe have helped to drive weakness in U.S. equities in recent months, with investors concerned about its effects on global growth and corporate profits.

World Stock markets today's report card 5/3/12

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:38:00 +0000

Major world stock indices remained mixed today, benchmark US indices including Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index are trading in red currently. Major european stock indices inclusing FTSE 100, DAX and CAC40 are almost flat with DAX and CAC40 currently in red. Major Asian stock indices also closed in red today.

Following is today's performance report card for major US stock indices, Asian stock indices and European stock indices:

Name	Current Value	Change	% Chg	Open	High	Low
US Markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average	13,251.05	-17.52	-0.13	12,756.12	13,284.09	13,215.14
Nasdaq Composite	3,051.51	-8.34	-0.27	3,061.13	3,061.38	3,043.04
European Markets
FTSE 100	5,752.68	-5.43	-0.09	5,758.11	5,800.81	5,745.23
CAC 40	3,216.65	-9.68	-0.30	3,242.45	3,273.72	3,207.54
DAX	6,682.99	-27.78	-0.42	6,749.27	6,791.75	6,648.50
Asian Markets
Nikkei 225	9,380.25	29.30	0.31	9,397.87	9,417.96	9,344.53
Straits Times	3,000.94	-5.20	-0.17	3,005.47	3,013.34	3,000.94
Hang Seng Index	21,249.53	-59.55	-0.28	21,209.44	21,256.81	21,153.63
Taiwan Weighted	7,659.53	-17.28	-0.23	7,671.06	7,681.23	7,643.09
KOSPI	1,995.11	-3.96	-0.20	1,995.78	1,998.90	1,990.45
SET Composite	1,240.03	0.97	0.08	1,240.31	1,247.72	1,236.23
Jakarta Composite	4,224.00	4.70	0.11	4,218.57	4,226.42	4,202.79
Shanghai Composite Index	2,440.08	1.64	0.07	2,433.59	2,441.95	2,427.73
SGX Nifty	5,185.00	-16.50	-0.32	5,211.00	5,231.00	5,175.00

Dow Jones futures rise slightly ahead of job data

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:24:00 +0000

Greetings from worldStockRates, your daily dose about US stock markets. benchmark US stock indices shall open in green today as futures rise because investors wait for the jobless claims data. however the rise at opening today might be meagre.

Futures for the 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average are up by 13 points at 13,217. S&P 500 Index futures are up by 3.3 points at 1,400.80, while Nasdaq composite futures are up by 7.8 points at 2,735.25.

US Stock markets decline on weak data

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:56:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockrates, your one stop website for daily updates from US stock markets.

Benchmark US stock indices opened lower today as predicted (Futures decline ahead of opening) after the ADP private-payrolls data crushed investor confidence as Friday's nonfarm payrolls report from the Labor Department. The 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average opened in red by 49.70 points at 13,229.60. The broader index S&P 500 also declined by 7.59 points at 1,398.23. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite declined by 10.85 points thus opening at 3,039.59.

Live DJIA index chart for today:

Dow Jones futures drop on weak ADP data

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:46:00 +0000

Bechmark US stock indices including 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index, Standard and Poor 500 are set to open in red today as futures decline on weak ADP data. Worrisome eurozone data was also putting a damper on investor sentiment.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average are down by 50 points at 13,168. S&P 500 futures are down by 6.6 points at 1394, and futures for the tech heavy Nasdaq Composite is down by 12.8 points at 2706.

Manufacturing data lifts US Stock markets

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:49:00 +0000

looks like a good day for US Stock markets as major US indices including Dow Jones industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 are up today by nearly 1 percent.

US Investors behaved optimistically as U.S. manufacturing grew in April at the strongest pace in 10 months, soothing recent worries about the economy. The 30 component most watched Dow Jones Industrial Average reached highest levels since december 2007 where it all started.

Major US stock indices are behaving as follows:

Dow Jones industrial average is up by 107.28 points at 13,320.91. The broader index Standard & Poor's 500 Index is also up by 13.99 points at 1,411.90. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite is also up by up 22.99 points at 3,069.35.

Dow Jones industrial Components latest stock prices for today: (latest stock prices must have changed now, this would give you an idea however).

Company	Price	Change	% Change	Volume	Time
3M Co	89.88	+0.52	+0.58%	274,638	14:06:20
AT&T Inc	33.25	+0.34	+1.03%	2,899,672	14:07:35
Alcoa Inc	9.96	+0.23	+2.36%	1,508,775	14:06:58
American Express Co	61.01	+0.80	+1.33%	1,685,238	14:07:32
Bank of America Corp	8.37	+0.26	+3.21%	12,077,512	14:07:38
Boeing Co/The	77.71	+0.91	+1.18%	468,458	14:07:34
Caterpillar Inc	102.71	-0.06	-0.06%	789,712	14:07:31
Chevron Corp	108.67	+2.11	+1.98%	593,146	14:07:34
Cisco Systems Inc	20.09	-0.06	-0.30%	3,908,860	14:07:30
Coca-Cola Co/The	76.88	+0.56	+0.73%	1,119,635	14:07:17
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co	53.85	+0.39	+0.73%	462,664	14:07:27
Exxon Mobil Corp	87.45	+1.11	+1.29%	1,839,833	14:07:34
General Electric Co	19.91	+0.33	+1.69%	2,516,540	14:07:17
Hewlett-Packard Co	25.33	+0.57	+2.30%	1,265,904	14:07:23
Home Depot Inc/The	52.55	+0.76	+1.47%	755,935	14:07:37
Intel Corp	29.00	+0.60	+2.11%	7,446,855	14:07:37
International Business Machines Corp	208.52	+1.44	+0.70%	224,027	14:07:35
JPMorgan Chase & Co	44.14	+1.16	+2.70%	2,276,577	14:07:33
Johnson & Johnson	65.25	+0.16	+0.25%	1,080,637	14:07:08
Kraft Foods Inc	39.88	+0.01	+0.03%	1,258,695	14:07:22
McDonald's Corp	97.38	-0.07	-0.07%	684,857	14:07:34
Merck & Co Inc	39.36	+0.12	+0.31%	1,432,108	14:07:34
Microsoft Corp	32.18	+0.16	+0.50%	5,331,620	14:07:18
Pfizer Inc	22.95	+0.02	+0.09%	4,391,301	14:07:10
Procter & Gamble Co/The	63.65	+0.01	+0.02%	1,229,040	14:07:37
Travelers Cos Inc/The	64.68	+0.36	+0.56%	339,176	14:07:36
United Technologies Corp	81.90	+0.26	+0.32%	370,632	14:07:17
Verizon Communications Inc	40.75	+0.37	+0.92%	1,627,321	14:07:34
Wal-Mart Stores Inc	59.22	+0.31	+0.53%	583,777	14:07:32
Walt Disney Co	44.02	+0.91	+2.11%	991,140	14:07:27

May 1 - World Stock markets report card

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:34:00 +0000

Welcome to WorldStockrates, your one stop website for daily updates from major stock markets across the globe.

Major Stock indices across the globe including US Stock indices like Dow jones Industrials, European stock indices like FTSE 100 and Asian stock indices are seen up today. so here is today's report card of major stock indices across the globe.

Dow Jones Industrial Average	13,325.00	111.37	0.84	12,756.12	13,338.66	13,174.65
Nasdaq Composite	3,069.04	22.68	0.74	3,044.79	3,085.40	3,041.62
European Markets
FTSE 100	5,812.23	74.45	1.28	5,737.78	5,819.00	5,732.16
CAC 40	3,212.80	-53.47	-1.66	3,270.78	3,273.06	3,209.31
DAX	6,761.19	-40.13	-0.59	6,844.10	6,846.66	6,759.90
Asian Markets
Nikkei 225	9,350.95	-169.94	-1.82	9,471.66	9,472.25	9,332.79
Straits Times	2,978.57	-3.01	-0.10	2,966.53	2,982.14	2,966.53
Hang Seng Index	21,094.21	352.76	1.67	20,889.77	21,105.57	20,889.77
Taiwan Weighted	7,501.72	21.22	0.28	7,439.22	7,501.72	7,422.14
KOSPI	1,981.99	6.64	0.34	1,989.52	1,991.12	1,975.46
SET Composite	1,228.49	16.71	1.36	1,218.10	1,228.49	1,217.91
Jakarta Composite	4,195.98	15.25	0.36	4,181.09	4,196.29	4,170.71
Shanghai Composite Index	2,396.32	0.00	0.00	2,402.43	0.00	0.00
SGX Nifty	5,276.00	36.50	0.69	5,260.50	5,281.00	5,220.50

Dow Jones Industrials | US Stocks decline on open

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:41:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockRates, your one stop website for daily updates from US stock markets.

Benchmark US Stock indices including 30 component most watched Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite and standard and Poor 500 opened lower today as economy of Spain went into recession thus bothering investors a little.

Meanwhile Commerce Department data had U.S. income and spending rising in March, while a gauge of manufacturing in the Chicago region in April dipped from the prior month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 27.70 points at 13,200.61. Only 11 of it's 30 components are seen in green now The broader index S&P 500 Index lost 6.7 points at 1,396.66. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite also lost 17.90 points to open at 3,051.17.

Housing data boosts Dow Jones industrials today

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:25:00 +0000

Greeetings from WorldStockrates, your one stop website for daily updates from US Stock markets.

US housing data showed contracts to buy previously owned homes increased solidly to a near two-year high in March. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 44.84 points at 13,135.56. The broader index Standard & Poor's 500 Index opened higher by 1.44 points at 1,392.13. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite Index added 7.86 points thus opening at 3,037.49.

US Stocks future | Dow Jones futures up on apple results

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:13:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockrates, your one stop website for daily updates from US Stock markets.

US stock markets are set to open higher after good results from Apple Inc boosted investor sentiments. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up by 68 points at 13,027. Futures for the broader index S&P 500 are up by 9.3 points higher at 1379, and futures for the tech heavy Nasdaq are up by 50.3 points at 2683.

Strong earnings boost US Stock markets 24.4

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:39:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockRates, your one stop website for daily updates on US Stock markets.
Benchmark US stock index including Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq composite index and Standard and Poor 500 are up today as strong corporate earning reports boosted investor confidence. Dow component 3M co posted more then expected quarterly results.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is currently up by 115.45 points to 13,042.62 . The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite is up by 3.83 points at 2,974.30. Apple Inc stocks are down ahead of quarterly results season. The broader index S&P 500 is up by 8.11 points at 1,375.05. Stock price of NetFlix is down by 13 percent after it showed weak quarterly results.

US Consumer confidence data remained mixed as economic data reported Tuesday proved a mixed bag, with a gauge of consumer confidence dipping some but little changed in April, while sales of new homes for March came in stronger than anticipated, signaling some stabilization in the beleaguered real-estate market.

DJIA down by over 150 points | US Stocks in deep red

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:04:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockrates, your one stop website for daily updates on major US Stock indices.

Benchmark US indices including the 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 are in deep red as the US stock markets witness heavy selling activities. Investors became pessimistic after disappointing data from China and Europe stoked worries about health of the global economy. Which still is not providing a clear picture about where it is heading since 2008 october recession.

All of 3 major US Stock indexes Dow Jones Industrials dropped 151 points at 12,878. The index saw all 30 components losing and were led by Wal-Mart after some corruption news came out from mexico regarding world's biggest retailer. The broader index S&P 500 also declined 18 points at 1361. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index fell by 50 points at 2951.

Live Index chart for Dow Jones Industrial Average for today:

US Stock indices gain on strong earnings report

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:08:00 +0000

Benchmark US Stock indices like Dow Jones industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 is up today as strong earnings reported by General Eclectric and Microsoft boosted investor sentiments.

The 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average opened higher by 60.62 points at 13,024.72. The broader index S&P 500 Index also gained 5.48 points at 1,382.40. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite also gained 8.56 points to open at 3,016.12.

US Stock markets decline on Euro Zone voes

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockrates, your one stop website for daily updates from US Stock markets.

Benchmark US Stock indices like 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 are trading lower today. Euro zone concern prevented investors in making stock purchases today, number of economic reports vied with enthusiasm over better-than-expected earnings.

The most watched index Dow Jones Industrials is down by 25.2 points at 13,007.35. Tech heavy Nasdaq Composite down by 1.73 points to 3,030.45. 4 out of 9 stock moved higher on the New York Stock Exchange. The broader index S&P 500 Index is down 2.91 points at 1,382.13 .

Dow Jones industrial Live chart:

Dow Jones live chart for today

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:53:00 +0000

Live Dow Jones Industrials live stock chart for today:

Tech results pulls US Stock markets down

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:17:00 +0000

Welcome to WorldStockRates, your one stop website for daily updates about US Stock markets.

Major US Stock indices including 30 component Dow Jones industrial Average, tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index are in red as less then expected results by tech companies. Stock prices of Intel Corp and IBM are the worst hit with both declining over 1 and 2 percent resp.

The most watched Dow Jones Industrial Average opened down by 65.24 points at 13,050.3. Intel and IBM down the most among its 30 components. The broader index S&P 500 also opened lower by 5.17 points at 1,385.61. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite lost 6.85 points thus opening at 3,035.97

Apple Inc stock up 4 perc Nasdaq gains 2 percent

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:58:00 +0000

US Stock markets are in upbeat mood today as investors are purchasing stocks fast. Tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index is up by over two percent as stock price of heavyweight Apple Inc gained 4 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average is up by 195.49 points at 13,116.90. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index also gaining 21.82 points at 1,391.39. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite Index is all smiling as it gained 60.85 points at 3,049.25.

World Stock markets - Today's report card

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:47:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockRates, Major US stock indices, European stock indices are up today on strong global cues. However Asian stock indices closed lower today.

Following is today's report card of major stock indices across the globe including US Stock indices like Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index, European stock indices like FTSE 100, DAX and major Asian stock indices like NIKKEI 225, shanghai composite index for today:

Name	Current Value	Change	% Chg	Open	High	Low
US Markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average	13,123.87	202.46	1.54	12,756.12	13,127.27	12,921.79
Nasdaq Composite	3,051.19	62.79	2.06	3,002.02	3,051.69	2,999.49
European Markets
FTSE 100	5,766.95	100.67	1.75	5,666.28	5,773.73	5,651.53
CAC 40	3,292.51	87.23	2.65	3,204.74	3,292.51	3,196.47
DAX	6,801.00	175.81	2.59	6,625.71	6,801.15	6,616.95
Asian Markets
Nikkei 225	9,464.71	-5.93	-0.06	9,476.15	9,519.80	9,455.32
Straits Times	2,986.59	-5.53	-0.19	2,996.64	2,996.64	2,967.48
Hang Seng Index	20,562.31	-48.33	-0.24	20,678.04	20,678.04	20,392.57
Taiwan Weighted	7,585.87	-143.99	-1.90	7,736.70	7,752.10	7,585.87
KOSPI	1,985.30	-7.33	-0.37	1,995.33	1,999.50	1,982.44
SET Composite	1,160.23	-9.22	-0.79	1,180.02	1,180.02	1,156.28
Jakarta Composite	4,157.37	10.79	0.26	4,147.03	4,172.38	4,140.93
Shanghai Composite Index	2,334.98	-22.05	-0.94	2,355.37	2,363.01	2,333.34
SGX Nifty	5,353.00	28.00	0.52	5,327.00	5,358.50	5,317.50

Dow Jones Industrials rallies on strong global sentiments

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:31:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockRates, one stop website for daily updates on US Stock markets including benchmark indices like Dow Jones Industrial Average. US Stock markets is in rejoice mood after improved demand at a Spanish bond auction offset concern about Europe.

Benchmark US Stock indices like 30 component Dow Jones Industrials is up by over 1.5 percent and nearly 200 points, tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index gained 48.41 points, at 3,036.81. The broader index S&P 500 is up 18.55 points at 1,388.12, with energy the best performing of its 10 industry sectors. First Solar Inc. shares rallied 13% after the solar-panel maker said it would cut about 30% of its work force.

Dow Jones industrials rise on strong retail sales data

noreply@blogger.com (himanshu Sharma) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:45:00 +0000

Greetings from WorldStockrates, your one stop website for daily updates from US Stock markets. Major US stock indices opened higher today on better then expected retail sales data. sales gain surpassed economists' expectations for only a 0.3 percent rise and could prompt analysts to raise their first-quarter growth forecasts of about 2.5 percent annually.

The Dow Jones industrial average opened up by 82.04 points at 12,931.63. The broader index Standard & Poor's 500 Index also moving higher by 6.84 points at 1,377.10. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite Index opened higher 13.72 points at 3,025.05.

Major US Stock indices like Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 will remain in green throughout the day today.