The markets are starting May in style, a nice change from yesterday's declines to end April. In a reversal from yesterday's sour Midwest factory data, the April ISM came in at 54.8, an increase of 1.4 from March, easily outpacing an anticipated sequential decline. With that in mind, let's take a closer look at how the major indexes are faring today and drill down on a few stocks driving today's action.
Index |
Gain/Loss |
Gain/Loss % |
Intraday Value |
---|---|---|---|
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
112.88 | 0.85% | 13,326.51 |
Nasdaq | 23.66 | 0.78% | 3,070.02 |
S&P 500 | 13.97 | 1.0% | 1,387.56 |
Source: Yahoo! Finance.
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