US Stock indices decline on European worries and data

Benchmark US stock indices including the 30 component Dow Jones industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 are down today as weak US economic data and European economy worries shattered investor confidence, thus making them to sell stocks.

Gauge of future U.S. economic activity fell in April for the first time in seven months and the Philadelphia Fed business conditions index hit its lowest since September. Meanwhile news from spain jolted the investors further as reports about people withdrawing 1 billion euros over the past week from Spanish leading banks added further to investors voes.

Dow Jones industrial average is down by 67.59 points at 12,530.96. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is down 9.05 points at 1,315.75. The tech heavy index Nasdaq Composite Index is also down by 31.37 points at 2,842.67.

World Stock Markets report card for today

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Major US stock indices, European stock indices and Asian stock indices closed lower today as weak Euro zone data hit investor sentiments across the globe.

Following is report card of major Stock markets across the globe for today:

Name	Current Value	Change	% Chg	Open	High	Low
US Markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average	12,514.09	-84.46	-0.67	12,756.12	12,611.42	12,495.73
Nasdaq Composite	2,839.13	-34.91	-1.23	2,874.71	2,879.22	2,832.67
European Markets
FTSE 100	5,338.38	-66.87	-1.25	5,405.25	5,413.32	5,309.75
CAC 40	3,011.99	-36.68	-1.22	3,054.58	3,059.23	3,002.68
DAX	6,308.96	-75.30	-1.19	6,401.15	6,413.05	6,291.10
Asian Markets
Nikkei 225	8,876.59	75.42	0.85	8,789.47	8,885.08	8,765.71
Straits Times	2,822.61	-8.54	-0.30	2,837.47	2,849.91	2,822.61
Hang Seng Index	19,200.93	-58.90	-0.31	19,369.43	19,452.30	19,139.73
Taiwan Weighted	7,345.55	110.98	1.51	7,304.40	7,355.19	7,274.32
KOSPI	1,845.24	4.71	0.26	1,842.83	1,856.34	1,833.08
SET Composite	1,173.56	2.33	0.20	1,173.64	1,179.14	1,166.22
Jakarta Composite	3,980.50	0.00	0.00	4,007.15	0.00	0.00
Shanghai Composite Index	2,378.89	32.70	1.37	2,347.18	2,383.31	2,342.35
SGX Nifty	4,811.00	-31.00	-0.64	4,846.50	4,908.50	4,802.50

US Stock indices | DJIA rises on strong economic data

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Major US stock indices including the 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 opened higher today as strong economic data along with Euro zone optimism helped in boosting US investor sentiments today. U.S. industrial production posted its fastest growth in over a year this April

The 30 component Dow Jones industrial average is up by 38.52 points at 12,670.52. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is up 6.00 points at 1,336.66. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite Index is also up by 10.66 points at 2,904.42.

US Stock indices advances as jobless claims decline

Benchmark US Stock indices including 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, tech heavy Nasdaq Composite index opened higher as jobless claims declined for month of april 2012, Weak outlook by Cisco systems pulled the Nasdaq composite index lower.
Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA is up by 17.60 points at 12,852.66. Twenty-one of the DJIA 30 components rose, with Cisco Systems CSCO -10.54% the largest weight, sliding 8.8% after the maker of computer-networking equipment offered a disappointing outlook. The broader index S&P 500 climbed by 2.77 points at 1,357.35. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite is down by 6.43 points at 2,928.28.

World Stock Markets today performance card

Following is today's report card for major stock markets across the globe including major US stock indices, European stock indices and Asian stock indices for today.

Name	Current Value	Change	% Chg	Open	High	Low
US Markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average	12,860.68	25.62	0.20	12,756.12	12,931.71	12,820.30
Nasdaq Composite	2,928.67	-6.04	-0.21	2,950.21	2,950.21	2,926.70
European Markets
FTSE 100	5,544.55	14.50	0.26	5,530.05	5,566.14	5,490.54
CAC 40	3,119.24	0.59	0.02	3,136.16	3,145.06	3,073.38
DAX	6,509.88	34.57	0.53	6,531.15	6,549.77	6,440.23
Asian Markets
Nikkei 225	9,009.65	-35.41	-0.39	9,013.26	9,075.63	8,985.90
Straits Times	2,903.60	2.69	0.09	2,895.58	2,904.88	2,887.82
Hang Seng Index	20,227.28	-103.36	-0.51	20,313.97	20,375.04	20,091.68
Taiwan Weighted	7,484.01	8.30	0.11	7,479.14	7,523.37	7,470.81
KOSPI	1,944.93	-5.36	-0.28	1,944.80	1,951.51	1,937.14
SET Composite	1,190.65	-16.60	-1.39	1,201.57	1,202.20	1,185.89
Jakarta Composite	4,133.63	4.57	0.11	4,128.61	4,137.67	4,110.90
Shanghai Composite Index	2,410.23	1.64	0.07	0.64	2,419.12	2,402.20
SGX Nifty	4,962.50	-2.50	-0.05	4,993.00	5,039.00	4,940.00

US stock markets decline on Euro zone worries

Benchmark US stock indices including 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index and Standard and Poor 500 opened lower today as investor mood dampens over european economic worries and election results of France.
Hence the downward momentum of major indices continues into second day today. The Dow Jones industrial average is down by 40.38 points at 12,997.89. The broader index Standard & Poor's 500 also declining by 1.55 points at 1,367.55. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite Index is down by 1.84 points at 2,954.50. Worries over Europe have helped to drive weakness in U.S. equities in recent months, with investors concerned about its effects on global growth and corporate profits.

World Stock markets today's report card 5/3/12

Major world stock indices remained mixed today, benchmark US indices including Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index are trading in red currently. Major european stock indices inclusing FTSE 100, DAX and CAC40 are almost flat with DAX and CAC40 currently in red. Major Asian stock indices also closed in red today.

Following is today's performance report card for major US stock indices, Asian stock indices and European stock indices:

Name	Current Value	Change	% Chg	Open	High	Low
US Markets
Dow Jones Industrial Average	13,251.05	-17.52	-0.13	12,756.12	13,284.09	13,215.14
Nasdaq Composite	3,051.51	-8.34	-0.27	3,061.13	3,061.38	3,043.04
European Markets
FTSE 100	5,752.68	-5.43	-0.09	5,758.11	5,800.81	5,745.23
CAC 40	3,216.65	-9.68	-0.30	3,242.45	3,273.72	3,207.54
DAX	6,682.99	-27.78	-0.42	6,749.27	6,791.75	6,648.50
Asian Markets
Nikkei 225	9,380.25	29.30	0.31	9,397.87	9,417.96	9,344.53
Straits Times	3,000.94	-5.20	-0.17	3,005.47	3,013.34	3,000.94
Hang Seng Index	21,249.53	-59.55	-0.28	21,209.44	21,256.81	21,153.63
Taiwan Weighted	7,659.53	-17.28	-0.23	7,671.06	7,681.23	7,643.09
KOSPI	1,995.11	-3.96	-0.20	1,995.78	1,998.90	1,990.45
SET Composite	1,240.03	0.97	0.08	1,240.31	1,247.72	1,236.23
Jakarta Composite	4,224.00	4.70	0.11	4,218.57	4,226.42	4,202.79
Shanghai Composite Index	2,440.08	1.64	0.07	2,433.59	2,441.95	2,427.73
SGX Nifty	5,185.00	-16.50	-0.32	5,211.00	5,231.00	5,175.00

Dow Jones futures rise slightly ahead of job data

Greetings from worldStockRates, your daily dose about US stock markets. benchmark US stock indices shall open in green today as futures rise because investors wait for the jobless claims data. however the rise at opening today might be meagre.

Futures for the 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average are up by 13 points at 13,217. S&P 500 Index futures are up by 3.3 points at 1,400.80, while Nasdaq composite futures are up by 7.8 points at 2,735.25.

US Stock markets decline on weak data

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Benchmark US stock indices opened lower today as predicted (Futures decline ahead of opening) after the ADP private-payrolls data crushed investor confidence as Friday's nonfarm payrolls report from the Labor Department. The 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average opened in red by 49.70 points at 13,229.60. The broader index S&P 500 also declined by 7.59 points at 1,398.23. The tech heavy Nasdaq Composite declined by 10.85 points thus opening at 3,039.59.

Live DJIA index chart for today:

Dow Jones futures drop on weak ADP data

Bechmark US stock indices including 30 component Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite index, Standard and Poor 500 are set to open in red today as futures decline on weak ADP data. Worrisome eurozone data was also putting a damper on investor sentiment.

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average are down by 50 points at 13,168. S&P 500 futures are down by 6.6 points at 1394, and futures for the tech heavy Nasdaq Composite is down by 12.8 points at 2706.