Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17018.88	-20.68	(-0.12%)
Nasdaq	4541.83	+9.72	(0.21%)
SP 500	1990.29	-2.09	(-0.10%)
10-yr Note	+3/32	2.398

NYSE	Adv 1192	Dec 1779	Vol 268.1 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1455	Dec 1230	Vol 832.1 mln

Industry Watch

Strong: Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Technology

Weak: Energy, Industrials, Materials, Telecom Services

Moving the Market

S&P 500 enters with a week-to-date gain of 1.9%

Janet Yellen's speech reiterates previous remarks: labor remains underutilized

Russian aid convoy crosses into Ukraine without authorization

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.

Mario Draghi to Speak Shortly

22-Aug-14 14:30 ET

Dow -20.68 at 17018.88, Nasdaq +9.72 at 4541.83, S&P -2.09 at 1990.29

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices remain little changed with the S&P 500 trading within three points of its flat line. Going into today, participants were looking forward to Janet Yellen's Speech from ...

Nasdaq Holds the Lead

22-Aug-14 13:55 ET

Dow -8.63 at 17030.93, Nasdaq +12.45 at 4544.56, S&P -0.72 at 1991.66

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices continue trading in mixed fashion with the Nasdaq (+0.3%) trading ahead of the remaining indices. The tech-heavy index has benefitted from the relative strength in ...

A Mixed Read of Things

22-Aug-14 13:30 ET

Dow -14.19 at 17025.37, Nasdaq +10.45 at 4542.56, S&P -1.32 at 1991.06

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market continues to operate in mixed fashion with a little bit of role reversal seen today. In recent sessions, the Dow (-0.05%) and S&P 500 (-0.04%) ...

Small Caps Outperform at Midday

22-Aug-14 13:00 ET

Dow -10.44 at 17029.12, Nasdaq +12.98 at 4545.09, S&P -0.99 at 1991.39

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages are mixed at midday with the S&P 500 (-0.1%) hovering right below its flat line, while the Russell 2000 (+0.2%) and Nasdaq Composite (+0.3%) hold modest ...

Indices on Course For Weekly Gains

22-Aug-14 12:30 ET

Dow -7.25 at 17032.31, Nasdaq +13.57 at 4545.68, S&P -2.12 at 1990.26

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 continues trading lower by 0.1% with six sectors in the red. All in all, the market has held up relatively well today considering the first four ...