Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17039.56	+60.43	(0.36%)
Nasdaq	4532.11	+5.62	(0.12%)
SP 500	1992.38	+5.86	(0.29%)
10-yr Note	+7/32	2.406

NYSE	Adv 1833	Dec 1206	Vol 554.4 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1509	Dec 1231	Vol 1.31 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Consumer Staples, Financials, Technology

Weak: Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Industrials, Materials

Moving the Market

S&P 500 marks new intraday record high (1992.68)

Disappointing earnings from several retailers: Sears Holdings (SHLD), Kirklands (KIRK), Buckle (BKE), Bon-Ton Stores (BONT), and Dollar Tree (DLTR)

Small caps underperform

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.

Blue Chips Send S&P 500 to New Record High

21-Aug-14 16:10 ET

Dow +60.43 at 17039.56, Nasdaq +5.62 at 4532.11, S&P +5.86 at 1992.38

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market ended the Thursday session on an upbeat note with blue chips showing relative strength for the second consecutive day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.4%) and ...

Nat gas rises 1.8% following inventory data

21-Aug-14 15:35 ET

Dow +77.34 at 17056.47, Nasdaq +5.10 at 4531.59, S&P +6.62 at 1993.13

[BRIEFING.COM] Dec gold declined for a fifth consecutive session as economic data this morning showed that the initial claims level fell to 298K from an upwardly revised 312K. The Briefing.com ...

S&P 500 Holding Session High Into Final Hour

21-Aug-14 15:00 ET

Dow +91.37 at 17070.50, Nasdaq +6.13 at 4532.62, S&P +7.29 at 1993.80

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades higher by 0.4% with one hour remaining in the Thursday session. The modest gain puts the index on course to stay perfect for the week ...

Financials and Technology Remain in the Lead

21-Aug-14 14:30 ET

Dow +82.52 at 17061.65, Nasdaq +5.14 at 4531.63, S&P +6.88 at 1993.39

[BRIEFING.COM] Not much change among the major averages as they continue holding modest gains. Countercyclical sectors have traded in the green since the start of the session, while cyclical groups ...

Biotechnology and Chipmakers Remain Weak

21-Aug-14 14:00 ET

Dow +74.87 at 17054.00, Nasdaq +2.03 at 4528.52, S&P +6.14 at 1992.65

[BRIEFING.COM] Stocks remain near their recent levels with the S&P 500 trading within eight points of the 2,000 mark. In our midday update, we mentioned the relative weakness of the ...