News from the world’s financial markets by stock market expert Marcus Padley.
The market is down 30. SFE Futures were down 2 this morning as the Dow Jones finished up 5 on below average volumes overnight. The Dow Jones was up 23 at best and down 38 at worst on better then expected economic data. All three sessions this week have seen US markets opening flat, with […]
The market is down 12. SFE Futures were up 9 this morning as the Dow Jones finished up 3 on below average volumes overnight. US markets cooled off last night and saw some profit taking after seven straight sessions of gains and ahead of retail sales and trade balance data out tonight. The S&P 500 […]
The market is down 8, having been up 17 on the open. SFE Futures were up 7 this morning as the Dow Jones finished up 50 on below average volumes overnight. The Dow was up 51 at best and down 24 at worst. Dow Jones on Friday was up 67 on jobs numbers well above […]
The market is down 3. SFE Futures were up 20 this morning as the Dow Jones finished up 33 overnight. The Dow was up 58 at best and continues to make all-time highs. Wall Street has tonight’s non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate to look forward to — judging from yesterday’s ADP employment numbers and the […]
The market is down 2 having been up 19 on the open. SFE Futures were up 20 this morning as the Dow Jones finished up 42 overnight. The Dow was up 67 at best and continues to make all-time highs. The Fed’s latest Beige Book commentary, ahead of the next FOMC meeting on March 19-20 […]
The market is up 54. The Dow Jones was up 126 — highest close of all time on the Dow — 14,253, eclipsing the high of 14,198 hit in October 2007. It was up 159 at best on lighter than average volumes. SFE Futures were up 20 this morning. Global markets were helped overnight by […]
The market is up 77 recovering most of the 76-point fall yesterday. The Dow Jones was up 38 overnight. It was down 59 at worst and up 39 at best on lighter than average volumes. SFE Futures were up 32 this morning. China’s Shanghai Composite index closed down 3.7% yesterday in response to a decision […]
The market is down 25. Dow Jones was up 35 and traded within 70 points from its all time high overnight. SFE Futures were down 5 this morning. The Dow was up 53 at best and down 117 at worst. US economic data was generally better than expected on Friday but markets were cautious in […]
The market is up 37. Dow Jones was up 175 overnight. SFE Futures were up 41 this morning. The Dow was down 20 at worst and up 205 at best on the lightest volume since Feb 14. Six of the 10 Dow Jones sectors were up over 1.0%. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke concluded his […]
The market is up 25 having been up 40 first thing. Dow Jones was up 116 overnight. SFE Futures were up 29 this morning. The Dow was up 134 at best on above average volume. Main drivers were good economic data, a testimony from the Fed chairman and the hung election in Italy. Fed chairman […]
