Nine Stocks

Tag: Monday

  • Stocks Ended Lower amid Euro Zone Fears

    Stocks ended lower on Monday as rising bond yields in Italy and other euro zone countries reminded investors that despite changes in governments, the region’s debt crisis could still spin out of control.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 74.70 points, or 0.61%, to 12,078.98. The S&P 500 relinquished recently captured year-to-date gains to trade down…

  • Euro Zone Worries Weigh on Stocks

    U.S. stocks slipped at Monday’s start as Italy and Greece rushed to form technocrat-led governments in a bid to stave of the euro zone’s debt crisis, and as data showed the region is facing a looming recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 42.91 points to 12,110.77. The S&P 500 fell 9.29 points to…

  • Stocks Slump But Ends Oct Up Sharply

    U.S. stocks finished sharply lower on Monday, but all three major benchmark indexes finished with strong gains for the month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 276.10 points, or 2.26%, to end at 11,955.01. It was up 9.5% for the month. The S&P 500 fell 31.79 points, or 2.47%, to end at 1,253.30 while the…

  • Stocks Retreat at the Start as Yen Drops

    U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Monday, with Wall Street relinquishing some of its recent rise, as the yen fell after Japanese officials tried again to weaken the currency. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 150.65 points to 12,080.46. The S&P 500 Index declined 18.34 points to 1,266.75. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 40.07 points…

  • Stocks Rally Amid Takeovers, Caterpillar

    U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday as a round of corporate takeovers and strong earnings from Caterpillar boosted investor sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 104.83 points, or 0.89%, to 11,913.62, led by a 5% rise in Caterpillar, Inc. The S&P 500 rose 15.94 points, or 1.29%, to 1,254.19, led by natural-resource stocks and…

  • Stocks Opened Higher on Deal News, Earnings

    U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday on cautious optimism over signs of progress toward a debt deal in Europe and strong results from Caterpillar Inc. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 58.51 points, or 0.50%, to 11,867.30. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 8.37 points to 1,246.62. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.04%, or…

  • Stocks Started Lower on Greece Concerns

    Stocks started modestly lower Monday as concerns over Greece’s teetering finances returned to the forefront and after equities suffered their worst quarter since 2008. The Dow Jones industrial average lately was down 64.70 points, or 0.59 percent, to 10,848.68.The S&P 500 fell 6.72, or 0.59 percent, to 1,124.70. The Nasdaq lost 19.02, or 0.79 percent,…

  • Stocks Surged on Europe Hopes

    U.S. stocks surged to finish near the highest levels of the day Monday spurred by hopes that European policymakers were coalescing around a new plan to keep the sovereign debt crisis from spreading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 272.38 points, or 2.53%, to 11,043.86. The S&P 500 ended up 26.52 points, or 2.33%, to…

  • Stocks Mixed as Europe Outlook Impoved

    Stocks were mixed in early trading Monday amid optimism that euro zone policymakers were putting together new measures to help solve the debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately climbed 27.62 points, or 26%, to 10,799.10 points. The S&P 500 index fell 2.47 points, or 0.22% , to 1,133.96 and the Nasdaq Composite was off 29.54 points,…

  • Stocks Fell in Early Trading on Greek Worries

    U.S. stocks opened deeply lower Monday, on track for the first down day in six, weighed by indications Greece was on the brink of default. The Dow JonesIndustrial Average fell 249.76 points, or 2.17%, to 11,259.33.The S&P 500 lost 26.41 points, or 2.17%, to 1,189.60. The Nasdaq Composite fell 53.88 points,or 2.05%, to 2,568.43. The…