NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – At the end of a sluggish week, the Dow Jones Industrial made up for the losses it had made over the course of Friday. Thanks to a final spurt, the leading index closed almost unchanged at minus 0.03 percent to 33,300.62 points. On a weekly basis, it lost 1.1 percent. The … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The significant recovery in prices on US stock exchanges vanished again on Thursday in trading. The leading Dow Jones Industrial Index it turned negative and recently lost 0.35% to 30,317.53 points. For the S&P 500 at the market level fell 0.86% to 3663.47 points and the heavily tech Nasdaq 100 fell … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After significant price increases on US stock exchanges since the beginning of the week, investors calmed down on Wednesday. Despite mostly solid company data, the main Dow Jones Industrial index fluctuated on Tuesday’s closing level alone: more than an hour after trading began, it rose 0.23 percent to 30,592.51 points. The … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Investors only cautiously ventured into the New York stock exchange on Thursday after the recent price drop and temporary stabilization. US economic data paints a mixed picture and offers little indication. The major equity indices fluctuated around the breakeven point, and after one hour of trading the signals returned to the … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – US stocks fell again on Thursday after only a timid stabilization the day before. US economic data presented a mixed picture and gave investors no reason to change their risk aversion. High inflation, future interest rates and economic consequences remain decisive. The nervousness may also have prevailed ahead of Friday’s severe … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Price gains on the US stock exchanges in the first few minutes of trading largely evaporated on Thursday. The leading index Dow Jones Industrial was up 0.35 percent to 34,683.93 points. Even surprisingly good economic data on consumer sentiment in the USA could not boost the stock exchanges. The broader S&P … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – Trading on the US stock exchanges was also characterized by nervous fluctuations on Tuesday. As on the previous day, trading started with investors fleeing the risk. The Dow Jones Industrial took an early discount of more than two percent supported by well-received quarterly figures from some index members. In the end, … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After catching up the day before, the prices on the US stock market continued to rise on Tuesday. Investors focused more on the economic strength of the United States and a little less on the risks to stocks from rising interest rates. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 The day before, after slipping … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – The signals on Wall Street are on stable courses on Tuesday. The shares are receiving some tailwind from the US bond market, where prices have recently stopped rising after a rally that has lasted for weeks. The prospect of rising interest rates in the US, which tends to weigh on equities, … Read more
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX) – After the record high of the Dow Jones Industrial the most important US stock market barometer ran out of steam on Thursday. Disappointing quarterly figures from technology giant IBM put pressure on the mood that caused the share price to plummet. The Dow closed 0.02 percent lower to 35,603.08 points. The … Read more