Email| Dow | 12911.66 | -74.85 | (-0.58%) |
| Nasdaq | 3020.11 | -35.44 | (-1.16%) |
| SP 500 | 1376.21 | -11.36 | (-0.82%) |
| 10-yr Note | +19/32 | 1.991 | |
| NYSE | Adv 794 | Dec 2212 | Vol 403.5 mln |
| Nasdaq | Adv 550 | Dec 1906 | Vol 952.6 mln |
| Strong: Consumer Staples, Utilities |
| Weak: Financials, Technology, Energy |
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China GDP prints 8.1%, misses 8.4% estimate Net borrowing by Spanish banks from the European Central Bank surged to EUR228 billion in March from EUR 152 billion in February Google, JP Morgan Chase, and Wells Fargo all top earnings estimates CPI comes out in-line at 0.3% year over year Michigan Sentiment prints 75.7 (76.1 expected) |
[BRIEFING.COM] Stocks remain off their worst levels, but have had trouble pushing too much higher as they hover near their afternoon highs. The Nasdaq continues to hold a loss of 1.1% while the S&P and Dow trade down 0.8% and 0.6% respectively.
Dow Chemical (DOW 33.39, +0.72) is outperforming today after the company announced a 28% increase to its second quarter dividend following yesterday’s close. The dividend was raised to $0.32 per share from its previous $0.25 per share.
