The primary stock indices finished in the green last session but positive
trending could be more difficult to come by today for the Dow Jones Industrial
Average, Nasdaq, and S&P 500. Prior to opening bell this morning, stock futures
in the U.S. were pointing to a more challenged opening to the trading day.
Global indicators were posting red at this point. Primary indicators in the
Asia-zone had finished their respective trading sessions on the negative side of
break-even. The Nikkei was red by 1.39 percent. The Hang Seng was red by 1.24
percent and the Shanghai Composite finished the day lower by .31 percent.
European markets were trending lower at this point as well. The negative weight
of the global indices will add pressure to the primary index trends observed
during the U.S. session today. Investors were hoping that this week would start
much like the initial half of the last week. Gains were positive in the first
half of Mondays session this week, but lost momentum in the latter half of the
session on reports that eurozone countries risk losing their AAA rating in the
next several months. Eurozone headlines will continue to affect market trends
this session. As the trading day reached the mid-day mark in the U.S., the
primary index composites were mixed. The Dow Jones was green by .30 percent at
12,133.93. The Nasdaq was red by .47 percent at 2,642.58 and the S&P 500 was red
by .09 percent at 1,255.58 as of the mid-day mark. Frank Matto
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