Stocks are pushing higher in the opening minutes of trade. The effort has been broad based, but tech has been a notable laggard. Tech stocks are collectively stuck at the neutral line. What’s more, that’s only after the sector had initially...
Financials are under the most intense pressure this morning; the sector has already suffered a 1.7% loss, most of which has been caused by weakness in diversified financial services stocks like Bank of America (BAC 7.43, -0.33) and Citigroup (C...
Stocks set session highs about 30 minutes ago, but have since slid off of that mark. The three major equity averages all remain up by more than 1%, though. Utilities stocks have staged an impressive climb this session. Despite their relatively...
Financials were up well in excess of 1% this morning, but the sector has since fallen to a 0.6% loss. Regional banks like Fifth Third (FITB 9.68, -0.18) and Huntington Bank (HBAN 5.03, -0.10) and investment banks and brokerages like...
Stocks have made a strong move higher to reclaim the gains that they recently surrendered. The move comes without any catalyst or headline. Bank of America (BAC 7.09, +0.32) is one of this morning’s better performing issues. The stock’s bounce has...
Sellers have redoubled their efforts, sending stocks back toward their morning lows. As has been the case with recent sell-offs, very few names have been able to go unscathed. Such widespread weakness among stocks has helped drive Treasuries higher. As such,...
The major equity averages are sporting big gains, just shy of their session highs. As things currently stand, the stock market is on pace for its best single-session performance since a 3% surge in September 2010. Of course, this session’s...
Stocks recently registered fresh session lows that translate to losses of almost 4% for both the Nasdaq and S&P 500. The Dow is down little more than 3%. Consumer staples giant Procter & Gamble (PG 60.92, +0.33) is the only name...
A sudden wave of selling has not only dashed all of the stock market’s opening gain, but it has taken stocks below the depths set during the prior session to set a new 2011 low. The selling effort didn’t come in...
The S&P 500 recently came within just a couple of points of the 2011 intraday low that was set during the prior session, but a modest upturn has helped the benchmark Index put some additional distance between itself and the...
