Stock Market Investing News Today: Prior to opening bell this morning, the
primary stock indices in the U.S. were posting in the green. Stocks were once
again positioned for a slightly better open to the last trading session of this
week. A batch of better than expected economic reports dropped during Thursdays
session and this helped to push the Dow, as well as the Nasdaq and the S&P 500,
into the green to close that day. The positive momentum of the manufacturing
data, as well as the producer prices and the lower initial jobless claims,
supported the positive close. The positive close helped investors confidence
regarding the U.S. economy and its push towards economic recovery. The jobless
claims report that posted Thursday was the lowest seen in approximately 4 years.
The Nasdaq finished Thursdays session at its highest point since 2000 and the
Dow finished better than any marks it has posted since 2007. As of the mid-day
mark in todays session, the primary U.S. stock indices were tracking around
break-even on the day. One day after stocks finished the relative strength, the
primary indices were mixed. Todays DJIA, Nasdaq, S&P 500 Index Trends
Approaching Close Today: Just prior to close today, stock indices were still
choppy. The Nasdaq was lower by.07 percent at 3054.25. The Dow Jones was red by
.08 percent at 13,242.31. The S&P 500 was green by .12 percent at 1404.34
approaching close for the day. Frank Matto
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