Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17172.68	-107.06	(-0.62%)
Nasdaq	4527.69	-52.10	(-1.14%)
SP 500	1994.29	-16.11	(-0.80%)
10-yr Note	+4/32	2.563

NYSE	Adv 510	Dec 2565	Vol 681.4 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 555	Dec 2211	Vol 1.74 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Consumer Staples, Financials, Materials, Telecom Services

Weak: Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Health Care, Industrials, Technology

Moving the Market

Officials in China and Japan push back against easing speculation

ECB President Mario Draghi says European recovery is losing momentum

Materials sector boosted after Merck KGaA (MKGAF) acquired Sigma-Aldrich (SIAL)

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.

Growth Concerns Pressure Equities

22-Sep-14 16:10 ET

Dow -107.06 at 17172.68, Nasdaq -52.10 at 4527.69, S&P -16.11 at 1994.29

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market began the new trading week on the defensive note with small-cap stocks pacing the retreat. The Russell 2000 (-1.4%) and Nasdaq Composite (-1.1%) displayed relative weakness, ...

Oil Slides; Gold Ends Little Changed

22-Sep-14 15:25 ET

Dow -107.81 at 17171.93, Nasdaq -53.70 at 4526.09, S&P -16.98 at 1993.42

[BRIEFING.COM] The commodity complex was pressured by global macroeconomic concerns, while the Dollar Index was able to erase its overnight loss. Dec gold spent the bulk of the ...

Light Week of Data Ahead

22-Sep-14 15:00 ET

Dow -105.91 at 17173.83, Nasdaq -56.77 at 4523.02, S&P -16.64 at 1993.76

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades lower by 0.8% with one hour remaining in the first session of the week. This morning was very quiet on the economic front with participants ...

Dow Jones Outperforms

22-Sep-14 14:25 ET

Dow -90.87 at 17188.87, Nasdaq -61.25 at 4518.54, S&P -16.74 at 1993.66

[BRIEFING.COM] Not much change in the major averages as they continue hovering near their lowest levels of the day. The S&P 500 (-0.8%) notched its session low around 12:00 ET ...

Discretionary Sector Remains Weak

22-Sep-14 14:00 ET

Dow -84.39 at 17195.35, Nasdaq -60.41 at 4519.38, S&P -16.07 at 1994.33

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices remain near their lows with the S&P 500 trading down 0.8%. The consumer discretionary sector (-1.5%) slumped to the bottom of the leaderboard at the start and ...