Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17009.69	+208.64	(1.24%)
Nasdaq	4475.62	+45.43	(1.03%)
SP 500	1967.90	+21.73	(1.12%)
10-yr Note	-4/32	2.441

NYSE	Adv 2086	Dec 992	Vol 796.5 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1854	Dec 904	Vol 1.63 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Financials, Industrials

Weak: Energy, Materials, Utilities

Moving the Market

September Nonfarm Payrolls beat expectations (248K; Briefing.com consensus 210K) and Unemployment Rate slides to 5.9%: Dollar Index jumps

Eurozone Services PMI disappoints (52.4; expected 52.8) while Retail Sales beat (+1.2% M/M; expected +0.1%)

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 Cautious Week on Upbeat Note

03-Oct-14 16:10 ET

Dow +208.64 at 17009.69, Nasdaq +45.43 at 4475.62, S&P +21.73 at 1967.90

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages finished a defensive week on an upbeat note. The S&P 500 gained 1.1% with nine sectors ending in the green. The rally helped the benchmark index ...

Precious Metals Sink on Jobs Data; Crude and Nat Gas Drop Following Inventory Data

03-Oct-14 15:25 ET

Dow +206.69 at 17007.74, Nasdaq +52.40 at 4482.60, S&P +22.41 at 1968.58

[BRIEFING.COM] Dec Gold sold-off on jobs data that came in at the top of the estimated range, sharply selling off immediately after the release 10 min after the ...

On Highs Into the Close

03-Oct-14 14:55 ET

Dow +212.63 at 17013.68, Nasdaq +54.69 at 4484.89, S&P +23.40 at 1969.57

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades higher by 1.2% with one hour remaining in the final session of the week. Despite today's solid gain, the index is still on track to ...

Health Care Holds the Lead

03-Oct-14 14:30 ET

Dow +211.05 at 17012.10, Nasdaq +54.17 at 4484.37, S&P +23.09 at 1969.26

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages remain near their highs with the health care sector (+2.0%) holding the lead. The third-largest sector by weight jumped into the lead at the start of ...

Light Week of Data Ahead

03-Oct-14 14:00 ET

Dow +192.86 at 16993.91, Nasdaq +49.77 at 4479.97, S&P +20.96 at 1967.13

[BRIEFING.COM] Afternoon action continues with the S&P 500 (+1.1%) trading just below its session high that was notched at 13:00 ET. Today's nonfarm payrolls report for September capped ...