Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17067.56	-30.89	(-0.18%)
Nasdaq	4598.19	+17.92	(0.39%)
SP 500	2002.28	-1.09	(-0.05%)
10-yr Note	-20/32	2.42%

NYSE	Adv 1482	Dec 1592	Vol 578 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1628	Dec 1126	Vol 1.70 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: financials, industrials, consumer discretionary, information technology

Weak: utilities, telecom services, materials, energy

Moving the Market

No major geopolitical flare ups over the holiday weekend

M&A activity: DG ups bid for FDO; CPWR being acquired

ISM Index at 59.0 in August - - highest reading since March 2011

Profit-taking after big run

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.

A Mixed Day for Stock Market

02-Sep-14 16:15 ET

Dow -30.89 at 17067.56, Nasdaq +17.92 at 4598.19, S&P -1.09 at 2002.28

[BRIEFING.COM] The headlines generally favored Tuesday being another good day for the stock market. Instead, it was just a mixed day with modest point changes on either side of ...

Commodities decline; nat gas drops 4.4%, crude oil -3.1%

02-Sep-14 15:30 ET

Dow -40.53 at 17057.92, Nasdaq +11.66 at 4591.93, S&P -2.99 at 2000.38

[BRIEFING.COM] A stronger dollar index weighted on the commodities space today.Dec gold and Dec silver fell deeper into negative territory, trading as low as $1263.10 per ounce and $19.11 per ...

Down but Not Out

02-Sep-14 15:00 ET

Dow -42.64 at 17055.81, Nasdaq +11.28 at 4591.55, S&P -2.74 at 2000.63

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market has languished today, yet it's a stretch to say that sellers have been in total control of the proceedings. The A/D line at the NYSE ...

Seeking Direction

02-Sep-14 14:30 ET

Dow -52.77 at 17045.68, Nasdaq +9.00 at 4589.27, S&P -4.29 at 1999.08

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market continues to struggle to find direction. The major indices are mixed with the Nasdaq drawing its main sponsorship from Apple (AAPL 103.16, +0.66), which is ...

Home Depot Hits Dow

02-Sep-14 13:55 ET

Dow -76.07 at 17022.38, Nasdaq +3.82 at 4584.09, S&P -6.42 at 1996.95

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market is fighting an uphill battle right now given that it lacks any real leadership. The consumer discretionary sector (-0.3%), which was a winning standout earlier, ...