Stock Market Update

Market Snapshot

Dow	17111.42	-25.94	(-0.15%)
Nasdaq	4592.29	+9.39	(0.20%)
SP 500	2001.54	-6.17	(-0.31%)
10-yr Note	-4/32	2.474

NYSE	Adv 1159	Dec 1888	Vol 587.8 mln
Nasdaq	Adv 1552	Dec 1230	Vol 1.54 bln

Industry Watch

Strong: Financials, Industrials, Technology

Weak: Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Telecom Services, Utilities

Moving the Market

British pound under pressure after weekend YouGov poll reveals majority support for Scottish independence ahead of September 18 referendum

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 Cautious Note

08-Sep-14 16:15 ET

Dow -25.94 at 17111.42, Nasdaq +9.39 at 4592.29, S&P -6.17 at 2001.54

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market started the first full week of September on a cautious note. The S&P 500 lost 0.3%, but the relative strength of small cap stocks helped the ...

Dollar index maintained pressure on precious metals

08-Sep-14 15:35 ET

Dow -19.97 at 17117.39, Nasdaq +5.40 at 4588.30, S&P -6.40 at 2001.31

[BRIEFING.COM] The dollar index continued to weigh on precious metals todayGold and silver sold off in early trade and basically remained there for the rest of the sessionDec gold finished ...

July Consumer Credit Ahead of Expectations

08-Sep-14 15:00 ET

Dow -39.74 at 17097.62, Nasdaq -1.36 at 4581.54, S&P -8.77 at 1998.94

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades lower by 0.4% with one hour remaining in the session. The Consumer Credit report for July was just released by the Federal ...

Small Caps Resisting Pressure

08-Sep-14 14:30 ET

Dow -45.91 at 17091.45, Nasdaq -6.15 at 4576.75, S&P -9.95 at 1997.76

[BRIEFING.COM] Equity indices remain pressured with all ten sectors holding losses. Interestingly, small caps are holding up better than the S&P 500 (-0.5%) with the Russell 2000 lower by 0.2%. ...

Stocks and Bonds Extend Losses

08-Sep-14 14:00 ET

Dow -52.30 at 17085.06, Nasdaq -8.63 at 4574.27, S&P -11.25 at 1996.46

[BRIEFING.COM] The major averages have dropped to new lows with the S&P 500 widening its loss to 0.6%. All ten sectors now trade in the red with the weakest performer—energy—down ...