Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	16801.05	-3.66	(-0.02%)
Nasdaq	4430.20	+8.11	(0.18%)
SP 500	1946.17	+0.01	(0.00%)
10-yr Note	-14/32	2.438

NYSE	Adv 1659	Dec 1439	Vol 781.5 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1780	Dec 1064	Vol 2.01 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Financials, Utilities, Telecom Services

Weak: Health Care, Energy, Industrials, Materials

Moving the Market

European Central Bank makes no changes to interest rate corridor: marginal refinance rate remains at 0.05%

ECB President Draghi stresses importance of fiscal reforms and does not discuss sovereign bond purchases: euro rallies

Frequent updates that focus on broad U.S. and overseas market activity, key economic releases and stock futures trading that begin prior to U.S. market open and end with a final comment after the close.

Stocks End Flat After Overcoming Early Weakness

02-Oct-14 16:10 ET

Dow -3.66 at 16801.05, Nasdaq +8.11 at 4430.20, S&P +0.01 at 1946.17

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages ended the Thursday session on a flat note despite showing broad-based weakness in the early going. The S&P 500 ended unchanged with four sectors in the ...

Closing Commodities: Natural Gas Falls On Inventory Data; Books Third Consecutive Loss

02-Oct-14 15:30 ET

Dow +11.04 at 16815.75, Nasdaq +10.60 at 4432.69, S&P +1.05 at 1947.21

[BRIEFING.COM] Dec gold traded in positive territory in early afternoon pit trade and touched a session high of $1219.50. However, it slipped back into the red and settled at $1215.00 ...

S&P 500 Narrows Weekly Loss

02-Oct-14 14:55 ET

Dow +42.96 at 16847.67, Nasdaq +18.26 at 4440.35, S&P +5.07 at 1951.23

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices hold modest gains with one hour remaining in the session. The stock market has not looked back ever since reaching short-term oversold conditions just before 12:00 ET. ...

Discretionary Shares Climbing

02-Oct-14 14:25 ET

Dow +12.49 at 16817.20, Nasdaq +9.16 at 4431.25, S&P +1.28 at 1947.44

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.1%) has made its return into the green with six sectors now trading in positive territory. This leaves the materials sector (-0.4%) as the weakest performer, ...

Transports Climbing

02-Oct-14 14:00 ET

Dow -17.74 at 16786.97, Nasdaq +2.48 at 4424.57, S&P -2.69 at 1943.47

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices hover just below their flat lines following a rally off the late morning lows. The S&P 500 trades lower by 0.2% after flirting with its flat line. ...