U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors turned back an early sell-off, thanks to a rebound in oil prices. Yesterday, the Dow Jones industrial average ended the session 16 points to 9,542 – its eighth straight session of gains, led by Boeing Co. Yesterday, the Nasdaq Composite Index finished 2 points ahead at 1639 [...]

Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Dow Jones industrial average ended the session up 4.23 points to close at 9,543.52. Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 0.2 points to close at 2,024.43.The S and P 500 index added 0.12 points to close up at 1,028.12. U.S stocks fluctuated within their [...]

Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Dow Jones industrial average ended the session up 30 points at 9,539, its highest close since 4 November 2008 and the sixth consecutive day of gains. Banks cheered Obama’s decision to keep Bernanke, with Bank of America and JP Morgan both among the best of the risers. Yesterday, notes [...]

Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the FTSE 100 rose 45.34 points to close at 4896.23. Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , London’s leading shares finished with comfortable gains, miners and banks showed strong rises. Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.32 points to close at 9509.28. Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , [...]

On Friday, the FTSE 100 closed at 4,850.89 up 2.9% for the week. On Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average 9,505.96 up 1.98% for the week. On Friday, the Nasdaq Composite Index closed at 2020.9 up 1.78% that week. The S and P 500 index closed last week up at 1026.13 up 2.20% that week.
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Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the FTSE 100 closed up by 66.91 points to close at 4,756.58. The index saw a broad based recovery, with miners, oils and financials showing strength. Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Dow Jones industrial average gained 70.89 points (or 0.76%) to end at 9,350.05. Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , [...]

Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the FTSE 100 closed up by 3.89 points (or 0.1%) points to close at 4,689.67. Oil producers were amongst the highest risers as there was increased demand from the US causing firmer crude prices. However, the banks fell, after HSBC traded ex-dividend.   Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Dow Jones [...]

Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the FTSE 100 closed 0.9% higher I closed 40.77 points higher at 4,685.78, this was led by gains from banks and miners which recovered from losses in the previous session. Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Dow Jones industrial average was up 82.60 points (or 0.9%) at 9,217.94. Yesterday, notes [...]

Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the FTSE 100 fell 1.5% by the close yesterday, dropping 68.96 points to close at 4,645.01. Mining, oil and banking stocks lead the losers. Falling metals prices due to worry over the economy particularly added to the poor results of the mining sector. Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Dow [...]

Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the FTSE 100 rose by 38.7 points (0.8%) to 4,755.46 to a 10-month closing high. All miners showed increases. Among the largest movers were Antofagasta, Eurasian, Natural Resources, Kazakhyms and Xstrata, which gained between 4.6 and 6 %.Yesterday, notes Mr Secker, , the Dow Jones industrial average rose 36.58 points [...]