Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	16662.91	-50.67	(-0.30%)
Nasdaq	4464.93	+11.93	(0.27%)
SP 500	1955.06	-0.12	(-0.01%)
10-yr Note	+16/32	2.345

NYSE	Adv 1473	Dec 1537	Vol 742.3 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1173	Dec 1606	Vol 1.68 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Energy, Utilities

Weak: Consumer Discretionary, Financials, Health Care, Industrials, Telecom Services

Moving the Market

S&P 500 enters Friday session +1.2% for the week (Nasdaq +1.9%)

Stocks slump from highs on reports Ukraine's troops hit an armed convoy from Russia

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 Strong Week on Cautious Note

15-Aug-14 16:10 ET

Dow -50.67 at 16662.91, Nasdaq +11.93 at 4464.93, S&P -0.12 at 1955.06

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market finished an upbeat week on a cautious note after a late-morning headline interrupted an extension of this week's rally. Despite the intraday weakness, the major averages ...

Crude Oil Rises 2%, Precious Metals Fall

15-Aug-14 15:30 ET

Dow -64.35 at 16649.23, Nasdaq +4.15 at 4457.15, S&P +2.86 at 1958.04

[BRIEFING.COM] Dec gold traded lower today but erased some losses after the spokesman for Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said the country's forces destroyed a part of an armed ...

Biotechnology Returns to Morning High

15-Aug-14 15:00 ET

Dow -54.30 at 16659.28, Nasdaq +7.62 at 4460.62, S&P -1.69 at 1953.49

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.1%) hovers just below its flat line with one hour remaining in the session. Despite the late-morning slide, the benchmark index has been able to find ...

Light Week of Data Ahead

15-Aug-14 14:25 ET

Dow -80.76 at 16632.82, Nasdaq -1.94 at 4451.06, S&P -4.62 at 1950.56

[BRIEFING.COM] Quiet afternoon action continues with the S&P 500 lower by 0.2%. Investors received a full slate of data today, but that capped a relatively quiet week ...

Influential Sectors Remain Weak

15-Aug-14 14:00 ET

Dow -112.10 at 16601.48, Nasdaq -11.22 at 4441.78, S&P -8.67 at 1946.51

[BRIEFING.COM] Not much change in the major averages as they remain near their recent levels. In our midday update, we highlighted a handful of influential cyclical sectors that trailed the ...