Market Report - Us
US open: S & P 500 higher for a fifth day despite inflation miss
Wall Street is edging higher on the back of generally upbeat readings on the economy and ahead of the release of the all-important monthly US jobs report which was due out on the next day.
US open: Wall Street trading in mixed fashion despite record highs for Apple
Stocks were trading on a mixed note at the middle of the week, despite better-than-expected readings on the jobs market and the broader economy, as shares of Apple traded at record highs.
US open: Wall Street recovers its poise
Wall Street's main market averages managed to shake off earlier jitters sparked jitters by news of a fresh missile test by Pyongyang which had boosted demand for safe-haven assets.
US open: Stocks trim gains after Yellen speech
Gains on Wall Street ebbed following a speech from the head of the US central bank in which she failed to provide any further clues as to her near-term views on monetary policy.
US open: Stocks drift lower ahead of Jackson Hole
Wall Street was slightly lower as investors awaited the start of the Jackson Hole symposium amid mixed earnings updates from the likes of Staples and Hormel Foods.
US open: Trump border wall threat, mixed data weigh on sentiment
Wall Street stumbled shortly after the start of trading amid mixed economic data and after president Donald Trump appeared to threatened with a shutdown of the federal government unless funding could be found for his initiative to extend the border wall with Mexico.
US open: Stocks snap higher on tax reform optimism
Wall Street was bouncing back in early trading, goaded by reports of progress on tax reform on Capitol Hill.
US open: Stocks flat ahead of Trump speech on Afghanistan
Wall Street was trading in mixed fashion ahead of a speech from the US president on Monday evening in which he was expected to outline his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
US open: Stocks flat heading into the weekend, political ruckus weighs
Wall Street is essentially flat heading into the weekend after the head of the University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey said recent events in Charlottesville were likely to take their toll on sentiment.
US open: Stocks soften after dovish Fed minutes, political squabbling
Wall Street appeared to be on track to break a four-day winning streak following the release of a more dovish-than-expected set of minutes of the US Federal Reserve's July policy meeting.
US open: Wall Street resumes grind higher
Wall Street resumed its grind higher ahead of the release of the minutes of the US central bank's last policy meeting as - for the moment at least - worries around recent events on the Korean peninsula recede in the rear view mirror.
US open: Stocks fall back despite stronger-than-expected data
Wall Street's main market gauges pulled back after an initial push higher at the start of trading despite a slate of better-than-expected readings on the economy.
US open: Stocks bounce as geopolitical tensions ease
Wall Street's main market gauges were broadly higher following moves by the US and China at the weekend to calm the situation on the Korean peninsula.
US open: Stocks hesitantly higher on weak inflation data
Stocks opened higher in the US for the first time in days on Friday, with investors brushing off much of the geopolitical concern seen on Thursday, and instead focussing on weak inflation data.
US open: Volatility revival amid Far East worries
Simmering tensions around the Korean peninsula saw a revival in equity market volatility as traders on Wall Street steered a wide berth around stocks amid the still unsettled geopolitical waters.
US open: Investors go defensive
Wall Street is seeing slight losses on the back of continued negative newsflow out of the Far East, with Pyongyang having made a veiled threat of an attack against the US Pacific territory of Guam.
US open: Stronger-than-expected data buoys stocks
Wall Street's main averages pushed higher on the back of data which revealed that the number of job openings hit a two-year high in June, with investors having largely brushed off weak trade numbers out of China overnight.
US open: Stocks flat ahead of Fed speakers
Wall Street was trading on a mixed note with the Dow Jones Industrials having pulled back from a fresh record high as traders waited on speeches from two top US central bank officials.
US open: Cyclicals, dollar push higher after US jobs report
Wall Street made another push higher with cyclicals to the fore stoked by what some economists described as another "solid" reading on the state of the US jobs market.
US open: Slight pull-back for stocks ahead of monthly jobs report
Wall Street was trading on a slightly mixed note following the release of a weaker-than-expected reading on service sector activity in the US for July and ahead of the monthly US non-farm payrolls report the next day.