-February 24, 2017 Weekly Market Roundup. U.S. equity markets continued hitting records this week — including 10 day record of closing highs in a row for the Dow Jones as of 23 February. The U.S. equity market climbed modestly higher in a holiday-shortened week.
-January 27th, 2017 Weekly Market Roundup. The S&P 500 finished for a weekly gain of +1.0%, the NASDAQ was up +1.9% during the week and the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index closed above 20,000 for the first time ever this week. As of
-December 30th, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. Markets declined in the final week of the year on light trading volume over the holiday. Indeed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded its first weekly loss since the presidential election. Nevertheless, the Trump election rally
-November 25th, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. Equities continued their post-election rally as major indexes reached record highs Friday and have risen in each of the past three weeks. The S&P 500 Index finished the quarter with a gain of +3.9%. However,
-October 28th, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. Stock indexes were mixed on the week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased marginally, while the S&P 500 fell as the upcoming U.S. elections weighed on sentiment despite generally better-than-expected corporate earnings and economic
-September 30th, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. The S&P 500 gained 0.2% for the week, but shed 0.1% for the month. The benchmark index advanced 3.3% during the third quarter, underperforming the Nasdaq (+0.8%), which climbed 9.7% in Q3 and gained 1.9%
-August 26th, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. The U.S. Equity Market ended the week unchanged in another quiet summer week. The best performing sectors were materials and financials, while the worst performing sectors were health care and consumer staples. Trading activity remained light
-July 29, 2016 Weekly Market Roundup. 2nd quarter earnings continued to outpace expectations with 8-of-10 companies beating consensus estimates. The S&P 500 index was flat for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -0.7%. Driven by strong corporate
-June 26th, 2016. Don’t Panic! After Friday’s sharp sell of -3.5% to 4% in the US markets and over -7% for many international markets, we are closely monitoring equity index futures for Monday’s market open. The US equity futures markets currently
–May 27th Weekly Roundup Update: US equities finished higher for the week with all major indices generating positive returns above 2% across the board. Firmer oil prices helped, with West Texas Intermediate touching $50 this week. The resilience of the