Stock Market UpdateMarket Snapshot

Dow	17210.06	+154.19	(0.90%)
Nasdaq	4555.22	+46.53	(1.03%)
SP 500	1998.30	+15.53	(0.78%)
10-yr Note	-11/32	2.564

NYSE	Adv 1796	Dec 1243	Vol 730.6 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1854	Dec 895	Vol 1.63 bln

Industry Watch

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

Weak: Energy, Industrials, Technology, Utilities

Moving the Market

Dollar Index remains strong

Wall Street Journal reports People's Bank of China may replace Governor Zhou Xiaochuan

Homebuilders volatile after disappointing results from KB Home (KBH) and better than expected New Home Sales in August (504K; Briefing.com consensus 435K)

S&P 500 finds support on re-test of 50-day moving average

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.

S&P 500 Rallies After Nearing 50-Day Average

24-Sep-14 16:15 ET

Dow +154.19 at 17210.06, Nasdaq +46.53 at 4555.22, S&P +15.53 at 1998.30

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market ended the midweek session on an upbeat note despite enduring a shaky start to the day. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% with nine sectors posting gains, ...

Closing Commodities: Precious Metals Fall As Dollar Index Advances to Four Year Highs

24-Sep-14 15:30 ET

Dow +167.71 at 17223.58, Nasdaq +47.97 at 4556.66, S&P +16.98 at 1999.75

[BRIEFING.COM] Dec gold spent most of today's session chopping around in negative territory while the dollar index strengthened to four year highs. The yellow metal touched a ...

Holding Gains Into the Close

24-Sep-14 15:00 ET

Dow +159.52 at 17215.39, Nasdaq +42.12 at 4550.81, S&P +15.51 at 1998.28

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades higher by 0.8% with one hour remaining in the session. The benchmark index spent the early part of the session near its flat line, but ...

Two Economic Reports Scheduled for Tomorrow

24-Sep-14 14:30 ET

Dow +145.42 at 17201.29, Nasdaq +39.78 at 4548.47, S&P +13.82 at 1996.59

[BRIEFING.COM] Not much change in the major averages as they continue hovering near their best levels of the day. Today's economic data was limited to just two releases, which will ...

Industrials Lag

24-Sep-14 14:00 ET

Dow +124.46 at 17180.33, Nasdaq +37.05 at 4545.74, S&P +11.22 at 1993.99

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.6%) has inched up to a fresh session high as the quiet afternoon continues. The health care sector (+1.5%) remains in the lead with the iShares ...