Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17137.36	+67.78	(0.40%)
Nasdaq	4582.90	+20.61	(0.45%)
SP 500	2007.71	+10.06	(0.50%)
10-yr Note	-1/32	2.455

NYSE	Adv 1903	Dec 1130	Vol 597.0 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1506	Dec 1258	Vol 1.51 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Consumer Staples, Energy, Technology, Telecom Services, Utilities

Weak: Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Financials, Industrials

Moving the Market

August Nonfarm Payrolls report misses expectations (142,000 versus Briefing.com consensus 223,000)

Ukraine reaches cease-fire agreement with pro-Russian rebels

Health care sector pressured by biotechnology

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 Abbreviated Week on Upbeat Note

05-Sep-14 16:10 ET

Dow +67.78 at 17137.36, Nasdaq +20.61 at 4582.90, S&P +10.06 at 2007.71

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market finished a cautious week on a modestly higher note. The S&P 500 added 0.5%, ending the week with a slim gain of 0.2%, while the Russell ...

Crude oil slides 2.7% on the week

05-Sep-14 15:35 ET

Dow +44.88 at 17114.46, Nasdaq +11.91 at 4574.20, S&P +6.38 at 2004.03

[BRIEFING.COM] Precious metals rallied to session highs in morning action following a weak jobs report for August. Nonfarm payrolls added 142,000 jobs in August after adding an upwardly revised 212,000 ...

Quiet Week of Data Ahead

05-Sep-14 15:00 ET

Dow +38.38 at 17107.96, Nasdaq +10.80 at 4573.09, S&P +5.74 at 2003.39

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades higher by 0.3% with one hour remaining in the final session of the week. Market participants received the August Nonfarm Payrolls report this morning, while ...

VIX on Lows

05-Sep-14 14:30 ET

Dow +45.90 at 17115.48, Nasdaq +11.35 at 4573.64, S&P +6.86 at 2004.51

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices have inched to new highs, while the lone declining sector—financials—hovers just below its flat line. On the flip side, the other five cyclical groups hold ...

Dow and S&P 500 Erase Weekly Losses

05-Sep-14 13:55 ET

Dow +31.53 at 17101.11, Nasdaq +5.06 at 4567.35, S&P +4.37 at 2002.02

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.2%) sits right below its best level of the session, and thanks to the earlier rebound, the index is now on track to end the week ...