Sunday, October 30, 2011

Todays Dow Jow Jones Industrial Average DJIA Index DJX DJI, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Indices; Stock Market News Current Investing USA News Today

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dow2664 The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq , and S&P 500, finished the last U.S. trading session of last week mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished higher by 22.56 points to close out at 12,231.11. The Nasdaq closed out lower by 1.48 points at 2,737.15 and the S&P 500 finished the last session higher by .50 at 1,285.09. It was a positive week for the primary indices overall however with all three finishing on the positive side of break-even for the week. Investors felt a positive surge of optimism once leaders from the eurozone agreed on the debt resolution plan. The positive action pushed all indices into the black for the year and October is setting up as one of the best in decades. Specifically, the DJIA went higher by 3.58 percent for the week. The Nasdaq closed out the week overall higher by 3.78 percent. The S&P 500 finished the week of higher by 3.78 percent. According to year-to-date analysis, the Dow is higher by 5.65 percent. The YTD change for the Nasdaq is positive by 3.18 percent and the YTD change for the S&P 500 is positive by 2.18 percent. To open the week, investors will pay close attention to the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index . This index is utilized by many investors to assess the overall confidence in the economy. Investors hope to see the positive momentum that built last week carry through to support index progressions this week.



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