Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17106.70	+29.83	(0.17%)
Nasdaq	4570.64	+13.29	(0.29%)
SP 500	2000.02	+2.10	(0.11%)
10-yr Note	-3/32	2.395

NYSE	Adv 2007	Dec 1023	Vol 501.0 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1774	Dec 931	Vol 1.32 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Energy, Financials, Health Care

Weak: Consumer Staples, Industrials, Telecom Services, Utilities

Moving the Market

Presidents of Russia and Ukraine meeting in Minsk, Belarus today

Biotechnology outperforms for second consecutive session

Burger King (BKW) confirms merger with Tim Hortons (THI): THI shareholders to receive CAD65.50 and 0.8025 shares of BKW

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 Lead Stocks Higher

26-Aug-14 16:15 ET

Dow +29.83 at 17106.70, Nasdaq +13.29 at 4570.64, S&P +2.10 at 2000.02

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices ended the Tuesday session on an upbeat note with small-cap stocks pacing the advance. The Russell 2000 jumped 0.9%, while the S&P 500 posted a slim gain ...

Precious metals pull back, ended with small gain, oil rises

26-Aug-14 15:35 ET

Dow +36.46 at 17113.33, Nasdaq +14.41 at 4571.76, S&P +2.54 at 2000.47

[BRIEFING.COM] The dollar index remained in positive territory in afternoon trading, which helped weigh on select commoditiesPrecious metals sold off in late morning trade. Silver extended its sell-off longer than ...

More Retail Earnings on the Way

26-Aug-14 15:00 ET

Dow +54.01 at 17130.88, Nasdaq +17.82 at 4575.17, S&P +4.30 at 2002.23

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades higher by 0.2% with one hour remaining in the session. Investors received four economic reports today, but tomorrow's session is setting up to be very ...

Russell 2000 Holds the Lead

26-Aug-14 14:25 ET

Dow +55.61 at 17132.48, Nasdaq +16.31 at 4573.66, S&P +4.10 at 2002.03

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices remain near their recent levels with the Russell 2000 (+0.9%) continuing its outperformance. Even though the Russell 2000 has held the lead since the ...

On Track For Solid August Gains

26-Aug-14 14:00 ET

Dow +46.30 at 17123.17, Nasdaq +12.21 at 4569.56, S&P +3.62 at 2001.55

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.2%) trades in the middle of its range as the subdued afternoon continues. Including today's slim gain, the benchmark index is now higher by 3.7% in ...