Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17031.14	+43.63	(0.26%)
Nasdaq	4518.89	-48.70	(-1.07%)
SP 500	1984.13	-1.41	(-0.07%)
10-yr Note	+6/32	2.587

NYSE	Adv 1038	Dec 2033	Vol 577.1 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 644	Dec 2284	Vol 1.80 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Consumer Staples, Energy, Utilities, Telecom Services

Weak: Consumer Discretionary, Health Care, Technology

Moving the Market

OECD cuts 2014 GDP forecast for U.S. (to 2.1% from 2.6%) and EU (to 0.8% from 1.2%)

Disappointing data from China adds to global macro concerns: Industrial Production (6.9%; expected 8.8%) increases at slowest pace since December 2008

Dollar Index continues recent climb

Continued selling of small-cap and high-beta stocks

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 Begin Week on Mixed Note

15-Sep-14 16:10 ET

Dow +43.63 at 17031.14, Nasdaq -48.70 at 4518.89, S&P -1.41 at 1984.13

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market welcomed the new trading week with a mixed session that saw relative strength among large-cap stocks, while high-beta names underperformed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.3%) ...

Crude oil closes at HoD

15-Sep-14 15:30 ET

Dow +41.87 at 17029.38, Nasdaq -44.89 at 4522.70, S&P -1.00 at 1984.54

[BRIEFING.COM] Dec gold rose for the first time in six sessions, trading in a tight range between $1232.20 per ounce and $1236.90 per ounce. It eventually settled with a 0.3% ...

S&P Flat Into Final Hour

15-Sep-14 15:00 ET

Dow +45.41 at 17032.92, Nasdaq -46.59 at 4521.00, S&P -0.81 at 1984.73

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 is flat with one hour remaining in the first session of the week. The benchmark index slumped out of the gate amid weakness in high-beta stocks, ...

S&P 500 Returns to Flat Line

15-Sep-14 14:35 ET

Dow +52.97 at 17040.48, Nasdaq -45.06 at 4522.53, S&P -0.16 at 1985.38

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 has returned to its flat line with the relative strength of consumer staples (+0.4%), energy (+0.9%), financials (+0.1%), and industrials (+0.1%) outweighing the losses among chipmakers ...

Nasdaq on Lows

15-Sep-14 14:00 ET

Dow +19.12 at 17006.63, Nasdaq -57.51 at 4510.08, S&P -4.33 at 1981.21

[BRIEFING.COM] Not much has changed since our last update as the Nasdaq (-1.3%) remains pressured by high-beta biotech, chipmaker, and social media stocks. Even though the tech-heavy index lags today, ...