Market Report - Us
US open: Dow and S&P 500 hover near record highs on final trading day of 2017
US stocks were little changed in early trade in the final session of the year, although the Dow and the S&P 500 were hovering near record highs in holiday-thinned volumes.
US open: Stocks flat as investors digest data slew amid light volumes
US stocks were little changed at the open on Thursday as investors sifted through a slew of data releases on an otherwise quiet day, with little in the way of corporate news and volumes thin ahead of the new year.
US open: Stocks nudge up in thin trade; pending home sales and consumer confidence in focus
US stocks edged higher in early trade on Wednesday as investors digested the latest data on home sales and consumer confidence, with volumes light as many traders were still away from their desks for the holidays.
US midday: Stocks dip after mixed data
Wall Street's main market gauges are dipping slightly during the last trading day before Christmas following the release of a batch of mixed readings on the economy.
US open: Stocks edge higher as investors digest data slew
US stocks edged tentatively higher in early trade on Thursday as investors digested the latest readings on growth, jobs and manufacturing, although volumes were thinner than usual as we head towards the Christmas break.
US open: Stocks flat ahead of second US tax cut vote
Wall Street is trading roughly flat even as investors wait on a second vote in the US House of Representatives on the Republicans' tax cut plans, which is expected to hand President Trump the first major legislative victory of his administration.
US open: Stocks dip ahead of House vote on tax cuts
Wall Street's main market gauges are trading slightly lower as investors wait on a vote on Republicans' tax cut plans in the US House of Representatives scheduled for later in the day.
US open: Dow Industrials set for 70th record close of 2017
Wall Street's main market gauges are pushing further into record territory as investors grew increasingly hopeful that the US tax reform bill will be passed this week.
US open: Stocks jump as Republicans move to secure passage of tax cuts
Wall Street is heading higher again on Friday amid news that Republicans were tweaking their proposed tax cuts in order to secure prompt passage of the US tax bill.
US open: Stocks rise ahead of Fed rate decision
Stocks are trading higher ahead of the US central bank's policy announcement later in the day, bolstered by a weaker than expected reading on consumer prices.
US open: Boeing, 3M push Dow Industrials to fresh record-high
Wall Street's main indices are again heading higher on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve kicks off its two-day rate-setting meeting and several positive updates from corporate heavyweights such as Boeing and 3M.
US open: Dow Industrials, S&P 500 push further into record territory
The Dow Industrials and S&P 500 were pushing further into record territory on Monday afternoon as investors eyed a rate announcement from the Federal Reserve later in the week.
US open: Coal, Metals stocks jump on Chinese data
Wall Street is climbing going into the weekend with commodity stocks pacing gains on the back of strong Chinese trade data for the month of November, even as the latest jobs report revealed wage growth fell short of forecasts once again last month.
US open: Nasdaq pushes higher, Sage Therapeutics soars
Wall Street is trading higher with the Nasdaq making gains amid a flurry of share buyback announcements in the wider market and another torrid run higher in Bitcoin.
US midday: Stocks little changed ahead of jobs report, Fed meeting
Wall Street is little changed as traders continued to play it safe ahead of Friday's monthly non-farm payrolls numbers and the following week's US Federal Reserve policy meeting.
US open: Stocks little changed amid weak data
Wall Street is trading on a mixed note as traders digest weaker-than-expected readings on service sector activity and foreign trade while scanning the headlines for news regarding the US tax reform proposals which were making their way through Congress.
US open: Tech less in favour as US tax cuts progress
Wall Street is trading on a mixed note at the start of the week as investors welcome news that Senate Republicans have passed their proposed tax reform bill but rotate out of technology stocks, although political concerns were still on some traders' minds.
US open: Wall Street down after report ex-NSA Michael Flynn might testify against Trump
The spotlight on Wall Street shifted rapidly, from Friday afternoon's expected Senate vote on that chamber's proposed tax reforms to the political arena, after news broke that ex-US national security adviser Michael Flynn would testify against the president.