Market summary

2:48PM EST

World markets

Shanghai 3,274.46 -28.44 (-0.86%)
Nikkei 225 10,083.48 -22.20 (-0.22%)
Hang Seng Index 21,813.92 -271.83 (-1.23%)
TSEC 7,807.62 -11.51 (-0.15%)
FTSE 100 5,285.77 -29.57 (-0.56%)
S&P TSX 11,560.65 +14.96 (0.13%)
BSE Sensex 16,877.16 -220.39 (-1.29%)

Currencies

Euro - USD 1.4556 -0.0076 (-0.52%)
USD - JPY 89.7000 +1.1600 (1.31%)
GBP - USD 1.6265 +0.0036 (0.22%)
CAD - USD 0.9435 +0.0036 (0.39%)
USD - HKD 7.7534 +0.0019 (0.02%)
USD - CNY 6.8279 -0.0002 (0.00%)
AUD - USD 0.9091 -0.0005 (-0.05%)

Bonds

3 Month 0.02% 0.00 (0.00%)
6 Month 0.15% 0.00 (0.00%)
2 Year 0.88% 0.00 (0.00%)
5 Year 2.35% +0.02 (0.86%)
10 Year 3.61% 0.00 (0.00%)
30 Year 4.53% -0.02 (-0.44%)
Midday Market Check - The Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops 39 Points
We head into the second half of the session with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) holding a mild loss of 39 points. The S&P 500 (SPX) is also showing a minor drop while the Nasdaq Composite (COMP) and Russell 2000 (RUT) are flat. Today's strongest groups are the Oil Service HOLDRS ...
Stocks Mixed as PPI Surges  
U.S. stocks stay mainly off; housing index down  
 Dow   S&P 500   Nasdaq 
Market Chart
10,468.78 -32.27 (-0.31%)
1,110.56 -3.55 (-0.32%)
2,211.48 -0.62 (-0.03%)

Top stories

By Rita Nazareth and Justin Carrigan Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar rose to the highest level in more than two months, while stocks and Treasuries retreated, on speculation the US economic recovery will prompt the Federal Reserve to reduce stimulus ...
By Jorn Madslien This aircraft promises the world - or at least a swift way of getting around it. The Dreamliner is built for flights of some 8200 nautical miles (9400 miles; 15200km).
By Edvard Pettersson Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Broadcom Corp.'s former chief executive and financial officers won dismissal of criminal charges over stock-option backdating after a federal judge found that prosecutors had intimidated witnesses.
By Jessica Papini Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Wall Street analysts welcomed the news that Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) will pay back $25 billion in government bailout funds, even though some believe the move may hold back the bank's ...
By Kevin Krolicki DETROIT, Dec 15 (Reuters) - General Motors Co [GM.UL] plans to repay roughly $8 billion in debt to the United States and Canada by June, a faster payback of the first portion of its bailout than the automaker previously committed to ...

Sector summary

Sector Change % down / up
Basic Materials -0.70%
Capital Goods +0.00%
Conglomerates -0.60%
Cons. Cyclical +0.22%
Cons. Non-Cyclical -0.25%
Energy +0.22%
Financial -1.07%
Healthcare -0.19%
Services -0.32%
Technology +0.09%
Transportation +0.01%
Utilities -0.32%
Popular searches on GoogleChange Mkt Cap
BA The Boeing Company -0.68% 40.45B
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. -8.28% 17.33B
ARRY Array BioPharma Inc. 24.89% 138.56M
XTO XTO Energy Inc. 0.08% 27.80B
WFC Wells Fargo & Company 0.74% 120.31B
FDS FactSet Research Systems Inc. -11.00% 3.20B
TTHI Transition Therapeutics Inc. -43.74% 103.32M
WY Weyerhaeuser Company 0.92% 9.07B
LIMS Starlims Technologies Limited 45.68% 116.77M
BEAT Cardionet Inc 17.25% 144.40M