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dow2664 The primary stock market indicators moved in positive territory during the majority of the last trading session in the U.S. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, as well as the Nasdaq and the S&P 500, received an uplifting boost from earnings and retail sales data. Specifically, auto sales were stronger than expected and helped to push retail sales figures higher overall. According to the Commerce Department data, retail sales figures in the U.S. posted higher by 1.1 percent in September. This was significant in that consumer spending accounts for about 66 percent of overall economic growth in the U.S. Google’s better-than-expected results also helped to push indices higher overall as well. According to Google finance, GOOG finished the last session higher by 5.85 percent at 591.68. Previous close for GOOG posted at 558.99 according to Google finance. The primary index composites finished in positive territory for the last session of the week. The positive trends helped to keep the primary U.S. indices in the green for the week overall. The positive action also helped to push the DJIA as well as the Nasdaq index into the green for the year overall. Officially, the Dow Jones Average closed higher by 166.36 points at 11,644.49. The Nasdaq closed on positive ground by 47.61 at 2,667.85. The S&P 500 finished higher as well by 20.92 points at 1,245.58.
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