Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	16991.91	-17.78	(-0.10%)
Nasdaq	4454.80	-20.82	(-0.47%)
SP 500	1964.82	-3.08	(-0.16%)
10-yr Note

NYSE	Adv 1542	Dec 1553	Vol 681 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 902	Dec 1909	Vol 1.71 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: telecom services, energy

Weak: consumer discretionary, health care, industrials

Moving the Market

Hewlett-Packard announces it will split into two companies

Small-cap stocks underperform

Disappointment over lack of follow through from Friday's rally

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.

Small-Caps Pace Broad Market Retreat

06-Oct-14 16:25 ET

Dow -17.78 at 16991.91, Nasdaq -20.82 at 4454.80, S&P -3.08 at 1964.82

[BRIEFING.COM] It was a good start for the stock market today and that was about it. The major indices hit their best levels of the session within fifteen minutes of ...

Crude gains while nat gas moves lower on forecasts calling for milder weather; Gold moves back above

06-Oct-14 15:40 ET

Dow -0.71 at 17008.98, Nasdaq -16.08 at 4459.54, S&P -0.95 at 1966.95

[BRIEFING.COM] Gold fell overnight, only to rally strongly after the pit session opened, breaking back above the important $1,200 level closing 1.2% higher and testing levels from last Friday where ...

Tug of War

06-Oct-14 15:00 ET

Dow -3.01 at 17006.68, Nasdaq -11.48 at 4464.14, S&P -1.05 at 1966.85

[BRIEFING.COM] Heading into the final hour, it's a tug-of-war between the bulls and bears to see where this market ends today. The bears hold a slight edge at the ...

An Afternoon Rebound Try

06-Oct-14 14:30 ET

Dow +2.28 at 17011.97, Nasdaq -9.41 at 4466.21, S&P -0.02 at 1967.88

[BRIEFING.COM] Selling efforts were steady throughout the morning, yet they have dissipated in afternoon action. Consequently, the major indices have managed to pare their losses, the worst of which ...

It's Not All Bad

06-Oct-14 14:00 ET

Dow -22.36 at 16987.33, Nasdaq -14.61 at 4461.01, S&P -2.32 at 1965.58

[BRIEFING.COM] Red figures next to the major indices continue to accent the coloring found on stock monitors today, yet there is still plenty of green to be found. To ...