benchmarks

Stock Market News for February 02, 2015 – February 2, 2015 – Zacks …

Benchmarks ended the last trading day of January in the red after lower-than-expected fourth quarter GDP data dented investor sentiment. However, a rally in oil prices helped the energy shares to end in the green. Benchmarks posted their fourth weekly decline in last five weeks. Benchmarks also registered losses for the second consecutive month. Separately, the S&P 500 and the […]

Stock Market News for June 16, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

President Barack Obama’s decision to refrain from sending in ground troops to Iraq helped benchmarks end in the positive zone on Friday. His comments partially eased concerns about oil supply disruption due to the ongoing Iraqi sectarian clash. Intel’s second-quarter revenue forecast hike also helped benchmarks shrug of early jitters caused by weak consumer sentiment data. Nonetheless, the Iraqi situation, […]

Stock Market News for December 31, 2013 – Zacks Investment …

The listless trading session on Monday came to an end almost at levels from which the benchmarks started trading. Nonetheless, the Dow’s minute gains helped it to finish at another record high. Also, the benchmarks look comfortably placed to notch record annual performance in many years. There was little activity on the economic front, which perhaps further restricted the benchmarks […]