(index / closing price / change items /% change)
Nikkei -127.23 22783.98 -0.56%
TOPIX -10.76 1819.03 -0.59%
Hang Seng +266.05 29863.71 +0.90%
CSI 300 +27.69 4018.90 +0.69%
Euro Stoxx 50 -25.86 3524.31 -0.73%
FTSE 100 +2.20 7622.88 +0.03%
DAX -90.08 12979.94 -0.69%
CAC 40 -29.42 5339.42 -0.55%
DJIA +63.21 24837.51 +0.26%
S&P 500 +4.92 2687.54 +0.18%
NASDAQ +10.82 6950.16 +0.16%
S&P/TSX +18.82 16221.95 +0.12%
Major US stock indices rose slightly on Thursday, helped by the rise in the price of the basic resources sector and the utilities sector.
The focus was also on the United States data. As it became known today, the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits remained unchanged last week, remaining near historically low levels as the end of 2017 approaches. Initial applications for unemployment benefits, the indicator of layoffs for all US states, amounted to 245,000, seasonally adjusted for the week ended December 23, unchanged from the previous week, the Labor Ministry reported on Thursday. Economists last week expected 240,000 new applications.
At the same time, Chicago purchasing managers' index rose to 67.6 in December, compared with 63.9 in November, finishing the year at the highest level since March 2011. In the quarterly measurement, the index rose to 65.9 in the fourth quarter from 61.0 in the third quarter, marking the best quarterly figures from the 1st quarter of 2011, with only the second time in the last decade three consecutive readings above 60 for the period October to December .
Most components of the DOW index recorded a rise (19 out of 30). The leader of growth was UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH, + 0.95%). Outsider - The Coca-Cola Company (KO, -0.54%).
Most sectors of the S & P index finished trading in positive territory. The base resources sector grew most (+ 0.4%). The largest decrease was shown by the conglomerate sector (-0.2%).
At closing:
DJIA + 0.26% 24,837.51 +63.21
Nasdaq + 0.16% 6.950.16 +10.82
S & P + 0.18% 2,687.54 +4.92
U.S. stock-index futures were slightly higher on Thursday, helped by a rally in commodities and a weaker dollar.
Global Stocks:
Nikkei 22,783.98 -127.23 -0.56%
Hang Seng 29,863.71 +266.05 +0.90%
Shanghai 3,297.21 +21.42 +0.65%
S&P/ASX 6,088.10 +18.20 +0.30%
FTSE 7,629.54 +8.86 +0.12%
CAC 5,362.02 -6.82 -0.13%
DAX 13,054.06 -15.96 -0.12%
Crude $59.67 (+0.05%)
Gold $1,294.10 (+0.21%)
(company / ticker / price / change ($/%) / volume)
ALCOA INC. | AA | 51.99 | 0.15(0.29%) | 7724 |
Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ | AMZN | 1,188.00 | 5.74(0.49%) | 13928 |
American Express Co | AXP | 99.37 | 0.24(0.24%) | 401 |
Apple Inc. | AAPL | 170.9 | 0.30(0.18%) | 88095 |
AT&T Inc | T | 38.95 | 0.06(0.15%) | 5211 |
Barrick Gold Corporation, NYSE | ABX | 14.53 | 0.04(0.28%) | 28961 |
Boeing Co | BA | 295.81 | 0.19(0.06%) | 360 |
Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 157.74 | 0.22(0.14%) | 9843 |
Chevron Corp | CVX | 125.9 | 0.35(0.28%) | 886 |
Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 38.67 | 0.11(0.29%) | 6247 |
Citigroup Inc., NYSE | C | 74.81 | -0.08(-0.11%) | 9179 |
Deere & Company, NYSE | DE | 158.59 | 0.61(0.39%) | 520 |
Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 84 | 0.10(0.12%) | 507 |
Facebook, Inc. | FB | 178.05 | 0.43(0.24%) | 31596 |
FedEx Corporation, NYSE | FDX | 250.78 | 0.75(0.30%) | 240 |
Ford Motor Co. | F | 12.48 | -0.02(-0.16%) | 3597 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE | FCX | 18.81 | 0.12(0.64%) | 27624 |
General Electric Co | GE | 17.41 | 0.03(0.17%) | 166553 |
General Motors Company, NYSE | GM | 41.2 | -0.11(-0.27%) | 2069 |
Goldman Sachs | GS | 257 | 1.05(0.41%) | 1504 |
Google Inc. | GOOG | 1,053.20 | 3.83(0.37%) | 524 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | HPQ | 21.12 | -0.15(-0.71%) | 2809 |
Intel Corp | INTC | 46.28 | 0.17(0.37%) | 1047 |
International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 153.45 | 0.32(0.21%) | 1200 |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 140.91 | 0.34(0.24%) | 100 |
JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 107.49 | 0.27(0.25%) | 1921 |
Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 85.98 | 0.27(0.32%) | 6051 |
Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ | TSLA | 311.8 | 0.16(0.05%) | 19288 |
The Coca-Cola Co | KO | 45.98 | 0.05(0.11%) | 2742 |
Twitter, Inc., NYSE | TWTR | 24.33 | 0.10(0.41%) | 9611 |
UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 219.56 | -0.86(-0.39%) | 125 |
Walt Disney Co | DIS | 108 | 0.36(0.33%) | 852 |
Starbucks (SBUX) initiated with a Buy at Tigress Financial
European markets closed mixed on Wednesday, amid light trade across markets worldwide due to the holiday period. The pan-European STOXX 600 closed up 0.1 percent, with major bourses pointing in different directions. The FTSE 100 hit a record high during the session on Wednesday, and closed 0.34 percent higher.
A measure of Asian stocks flirted with a record high on Thursday in muted trading after a listless U.S. session overnight offered little direction ahead of New-Year holidays. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index of stocks was heading for a record close as of late-morning trading, after recouping losses that began in late November in one of several waves of profit taking seen in a standout year.
U.S. stocks eked out a positive close Wednesday, with gains in real estate and utilities offsetting declines in energy and telecommunications stocks.
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