Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17098.45	+18.88	(0.11%)
Nasdaq	4580.27	+22.58	(0.50%)
SP 500	2003.37	+6.63	(0.33%)
10-yr Note	-1/32	2.342

NYSE	Adv 2136	Dec 890	Vol 604.3 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1923	Dec 794	Vol 1.22 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Health Care, Financials, Technology, Utilities

Weak: Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Industrials

Moving the Market

S&P 500 enters final session of the month with an August gain of 3.4%: Nasdaq up 4.3% month-to-date

July Personal Income (+0.2% versus Briefing.com consensus +0.3%) and Personal Spending (-0.1% versus consensus +0.1%) miss expectations, while Core PCE Prices match estimates (+0.1%)

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.

August Ends on Upbeat Note

29-Aug-14 16:15 ET

Dow +18.88 at 17098.45, Nasdaq +22.58 at 4580.27, S&P +6.63 at 2003.37

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices closed out the month of August on a modestly higher note. The Russell 2000 (+0.6%) and Nasdaq Composite (+0.5%) finished ahead of the S&P 500 (+0.3%), which ...

Crude oil rises 2.5% on the week

29-Aug-14 15:30 ET

Dow -14.96 at 17064.61, Nasdaq +15.75 at 4573.44, S&P +3.20 at 1999.94

[BRIEFING.COM] Dec gold touched a session high of $1292.50 per ounce in morning action but slipped back into negative territory as the dollar index strengthened. It settled 0.2% lower at ...

Into the Home Stretch

29-Aug-14 15:00 ET

Dow -12.27 at 17067.30, Nasdaq +15.15 at 4572.84, S&P +3.24 at 1999.98

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades higher by 0.2% with one hour remaining in the final session of the month. This puts the benchmark index on track to register an August ...

S&P 500 Defending 2,000

29-Aug-14 14:30 ET

Dow -7.18 at 17072.39, Nasdaq +16.06 at 4573.75, S&P +4.02 at 2000.76

[BRIEFING.COM] Quiet action continues with the S&P 500 holding onto the 2,000 level. The benchmark index spiked above that level during the late morning, but has been inching away from ...

Little Changed

29-Aug-14 14:00 ET

Dow -8.74 at 17070.83, Nasdaq +14.27 at 4571.96, S&P +3.45 at 2000.19

[BRIEFING.COM] As has been the case throughout the week, there isn't a whole lot of participation in today's market. The proof of that point shows up in the volume ...