Thursday, August 11, 2011

DJIA Dow Jones Index DJX DJI Todays Stock Market Close Nasdaq S&P 500 Investing Finance Money Profit News

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dow2664 The stock market roller coaster rolls on today. The DJIA, Nasdaq and S&P 500 are all posting values in the green as session close approaches. The stock market tends today started off choppy as futures moved from red to green to red again based on continued volatility in overseas eurozone markets. Stocks in Europe ended their respective trading session higher though. Britain’s FTSE moved higher 3.1 percent and France’s CAC posted close values in the green by 2.2 percent for the day. This positive action is helping to boost up stock market indices in the United States. Economic news posting today is helping to boost investor confidence as well. Weekly jobless claims dropped lower last week to 395,000 according to the Labor Department stats that posted today. The data revealed a 7,000 drop from the previous week’s numbers which was a pleasant surprise as it was better than what most economists were predicting. The dollar was dropping lower today to the euro, British pound and the Japanese yen. Oil price per barrel was on the rise and gold futures were dropping. Just prior to closing bell for the day, all three primary index composites in the U.S. were posting green. The Dow Jones was green by 3.64 percent at 11,110. The Nasdaq was higher by 4.15 percent at 2,480 and the S&P 500 was higher by 4.10 percent at 1,167. The Labor market data paired with positive earnings data helped to raise index composites this day. Frank Matto



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