Daily Equity Prices and Market Overview 18.10.2012
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U.S. equities slipped today in the wake of weaker-than-expected labor market data. Weekly jobless claims rose sharply in the latest week to 388,000, compared with analysts’ estimates for a rise to 365,000. While U.S. company earnings have been the primary driver over the past two weeks, market participants continue to closely watch Europe for how it may deal with debt problems in Spain and Greece.
European equities rose today in a late-session rally, climbing for a fourth day as investors expect that Spain will ask for financial aid soon and that tensions surrounding the euro zone crisis will continue to decrease. Furthermore Italy sold a whopping 18 billion Euros in its “biggest result ever for a single bond sale” according to a Treasury spokesman, while Spain paid the least since February to borrow over 10 years.
The DJ30 closed at 13,548.94, declining 8.06 points (-0.06%), SPX500 closed at 1,457.34 declining 3.57 points (-0.24%) and the NASDAQ100 closed at 2,744.17, declining 31.45 points (-1.13%) in today’s trading.
The CAC40 closed at 3,535.18, gaining 7.68 points (+0.22%), FTSE100 closed at 5,917.05, gaining 6.14 points (+0.10%) and DAX40 closed at 7,437.23, gaining 42.68 points (+0.58%).
Google Inc. (GOOG)’s shares fell today after the company reported a third-quarter profit and sales that missed estimates. The results were expected after hours but were published early in an SEC report. Google reported a profit of $2.18 billion, or $6.53 a share, while earning $9.03 a share on revenue (excluding taxes) of $11.33 billion. Analysts on average had estimated profit of $10.65 a share on sales of $11.8 billion. Google slipped as much as 11 percent to $676 after the report. Stock ended the day at 695.00, falling 60.49 points (-8.01 %).
Stocks Execution Prices:
|
Name |
Sell |
Buy |
Closing Rate |
Change % |
|
Apple (AAPL) |
633.19 |
634.53 |
632.64 |
-1.86 |
|
Google (GOOG) |
698.52 |
700.04 |
695.00 |
-8.01 |
|
Facebook (FB) |
19.02 |
19.07 |
18.98 |
-4.55 |
|
Microsoft (MSFT) |
29.41 |
29.48 |
29.50 |
-0.32 |
|
Amazon (AMZN) |
245.39 |
246.05 |
244.85 |
-1.07 |
|
Yahoo (YHOO) |
15.98 |
16.03 |
16.00 |
-0.56 |
|
Zynga (ZNGA) |
2.49 |
2.52 |
2.51 |
-1.57 |
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