2010/12/19

Roundup: Dow up 0.7% week week the Nasdaq rose 0.2%

U.S. stocks ended mixed Friday, but the broader market for the third consecutive week of gains Yang. Some technology companies in the financial report is encouraging, but a stronger dollar and the introduction of the EU summit failed to resolve the debt crisis of the recent news of market solutions under pressure.

This week, the Dow rose 0.7%, the Nasdaq rose 0.2%, the S & P 500 index rose 0.3%.

Investment institutions LPL Financial analyst John - Connery (John Canally) said, "the market saying, 'this year, so it!' So the level of the broader market has been flat slightly fluctuate."

Some analysts said Friday there are four options and futures expiration, traders cleared the actions of positions may increase market volatility. However, despite the broader market late in the day slightly stronger today, but the market did not show any extra volatility.

Among the major sections, raw materials, the best performing sector, telecommunications sector performance is the worst.

Thursday the Dow and S & P 500 Index since September 2008 at a new high. So far this week, the Dow rose 0.8%, the S & P 500 index rose 0.4%, the Nasdaq rose 0.4%.

The Conference Board announced that the United States, the United States in November leading economic indicators appeared the largest increase since 8 months, indicating that the rate of U.S. economic recovery next year, will accelerate. Tracking orders and new products, including data such as index of leading economic indicators rose 1.1%, in line with accepted average estimate of economists surveyed by MarketWatch.

However, renewed investor concerns about foreign news. Agency Moody's Investors Service lowered its rating on Friday to Ireland 5 grades, from Aa2 cut to Baa1, and warned that if the country can not achieve the desired economic growth, its financial position will continue to deteriorate.


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