| Dow | 12882.32 | +4.12 | (0.03%) |
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| SP 500 | 1349.68 | +2.63 | (0.20%) |
| 10-yr Note | -2/32 | 1.98% | |
| NYSE | Adv 1545 | Dec 1415 | Vol 465 mln |
| Nasdaq | Adv 1260 | Dec 1220 | Vol 1.39 bln |
| Strong: commercial printing; research and consulting; construction materials; homebuilding; leisure products; food retail; coal and consumable fuels; tobacco; computer hardware |
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Tech trades with strength, but broad market remains slow to follow
Headlines continue to note an austerity deal in Greece, but nothing official has been released Euro gains ground against greenback Earnings remain strong overall Weekly initial jobless claims prove better than expected |
[BRIEFING.COM] Stocks have moved up to afternoon highs as they enter the final hour of the session. Overall gains are only modest, though.
So far this week market participants have gone without any data to trade on, but tomorrow brings the latest weekly initial jobless claims count. The European Central Bank and the Bank of England are also expected to make announcements regarding their respective monetary policies.
After the close, Akamai Tech (AKAM 34.28, +0.63), News Corp (NWSA 19.57, +0.07), Prudential (PRU 60.11, -0.32), Visa (V 107.75, +0.77), Whole Foods (WFM 77.87, +2.07), and Dow component Cisco (CSCO 20.32, +0.11) are slated to announce earnings results. PepsiCo (PEP 66.76, +0.00) reports tomorrow morning.







