Market News USA DJIA, Nasdaq, S&P 500: The primary stock indices are generally
off to a positive start for 2012. The Dow Jones Index , as well as the Nasdaq
Index and S&P 500 Index finished off the last week positive overall despite
closing red across the board on the last trading session of the week. Weekly
Gains for the DJI, Nasdaq, S&P 500 indices: The Dow Jones Industrial Average
trend-line skewed positive over the course of the last week by approximately .5
percent. The DJIA index is positive according to YTD change by about 1.7
percent. The Nasdaq trend-line skewed positive over the course of the last week
by approximately 1.4 percent. The Nasdaq index is positive according to YTD
change by about 4.05 percent. The S&P 500 index trend-line skewed positive over
the course of the last trading week by approximately .9 percent. The index is
positive according to the YTD change by about 2.5 percent. The global
marketplace ended the last trading week as news spread of the S&P downgrades.
Nine eurozone nations were negatively affected by the downgrades and investors
will have all eyes focused on the continued response this week. The U.S. market
was closed yesterday, but primary indicators in the eurozone finished their
respective sessions on a positive note. The FTSE 100 closed out yesterday
positive by .37 percent. The CAC 40 finished the last session positive by .89
percent. The DAX finished the last session positively by 1.25 percent. Today in
the U.S., investors will look to review the Empire Manufacturing Index for
January. Investors will also key in on earnings data as reports roll in. Frank
Matto
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