Stock Markets All major stock indexes ended in positive territory for the week as the first half of 2023 came to a close with an overall sense of optimism. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) ended 2.02% higher while the total stock market index gained by 2.56%. The broad S&P 500 Index mirrored the total […]
Stock Markets Indexes were up over the past week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained by 1.25% while the total stock market rose by 2.49%. The broad-based S&P 500 Index ascended by 2.58% and the technology-tracking Nasdaq Stock Market Composite Index overperformed with a gain of 3.25%. The NYSE Composite climbed by 1.90% and […]
Stock Markets All stock indexes were modestly up during the week. According to the WSJ Markets report, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained by 0.34%, and the Total Stock Market Index likewise by 0.50%. The Nasdaq Stock Market Composite took a breather with a gain of only 0.14%, while the NYSE Composite Index did […]
Stock Markets The stock market indexes ended the week all in positive territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) managed to close the week up by 2.02% while the broader S&P 500 gained by 1.83% after touching its highest intraday level since mid-August 2022. The technology stock-heavy Nasdaq Stock Market Composite rose by 2.04% for […]
Stock Markets Stock markets were broadly flat in trading over the past week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was slightly down by 1.00% although the Total Stock Market Index was up by 0.31%. The NYSE Composite was also down by 1.60%. However, the S&P 500 Index inched up by 0.32% while the Nasdaq Stock […]
Stock Markets Major stock indexes chalked solid gains for the week, with the S&P 500 Index rising above the 4,200 level in intraday trading for the first time since late August before retracing back to close at 4,191.98. It gained by 1.65% for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rose by 0.38% […]
Stock Markets This trading week, major stock indexes are down except for the Nasdaq Stock Market Composite which managed to rise by 0.40%. Data from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Markets report show the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) falling by 11.1% while the total stock market lost by 0.11%. The broad-based S&P 500 receded […]
Stock Markets The major indexes were generally down due to the triple negative data reports released for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell by 1.24% and while its transportation and utilities averages rose, the total stock market slid by 0.77%. The broad S&P 500 Index lost by 0.80%, and the NYSE Composite […]
Stock Markets Major stock market indexes were mixed this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up marginally by 0.86% week-on-week, mirroring the Total Stock Market index increase of 0.58%. The S&P 500 Index was on pace with the DJIA as it gained by 0.87% for the week, although the Nasdaq Stock Market Composite […]
Stock Markets The stock markets moved sideways for the week which was dominated by first-quarter earnings reports and little market-moving economic news. Market volumes were particularly light which underscores the listless trading for the week. First-quarter earnings reports are still coming in, but once the remaining company results have been released, overall earnings for the […]
Stock Markets Over the trading week, the benchmark indexes moved slightly higher as investors weighed slowing economic growth signals. The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up by 1.2% for the week while the total stock market average inched up by 0.89% on the back of a 2.01% gain in the transportation sector that offset a […]
Stock Markets Last week was marked by light and choppy trading due to a holiday-shortened trading week. U.S. markets were closed on Friday together with most of the other markets in the Americas, in observance of the Good Friday holiday and the Passover that started on Wednesday evening. Also noticeable was a slight pause by […]
