The Dow and the two other major indexes were down for the second day in a row:
Index |
Change |
Ending Value |
---|---|---|
Dow Jones Industrial Average |
-71.52 [-0.54%] | 13,126.21 |
Nasdaq |
-15.39 [-0.49%] | 3,104.96 |
S&P 500 |
-6.98 [-0.49%] | 1,405.54 |
That said, the market's still up for the week after Federal ReserveChairman Ben Bernanke's comments on Monday, indicating a willingness to effect more monetary stimulus to keep interest rates low, if the economy needs it.
Caterpillar, Alcoa, and United Technologies were down 3.5%, 2.3%, and 1.9% as durable-goods orders increased 2.2% in February. The news was viewed unfavorably because economists expected 3% growth.
A bright spot
Although 20 of the 30 Dow stocks were down today, all four financial stocks were up. Bank of America
Another bright spot
In non-Dow news, we saw the biggest first-day IPO pop since LinkedIn in May 2011. Annie's, the maker of packaged natural foods including pasta and snack lines, ran up 89% today. Its initial public offering was priced at $19 but closed at $35.92.
Who knew? A food company that pops like a social-networking IPO.
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