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October 4th, 2012
S&P 500 Futures – U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index higher for a fourth day, as reports on jobless claims and factory orders were better than forecast and the European Central Bank said it stands ready to buy bonds.
All 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 advanced. Financial and commodity companies rose the most, climbing at least 0.9 percent, as Bank of America Corp. (BAC) and Consol Energy Inc. (CNX) rallied more than 3.1 percent. TJX Cos. and Target Corp. (TGT) gained among retailers after September same-store sales topped estimates. Ryder System Inc. jumped 5.5 percent amid an analyst upgrade.
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April 13th, 2012
S&P 500 Futures – U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward the worst weekly decline in 2012, as consumer confidence dropped, China’s growth slowed and the cost of insuring against a Spanish default rose to a record.
Financial shares dropped the most among 10 groups in the S&P 500 (SPX), following a slump in European lenders. The KBW Bank Index tumbled 2.3 percent as all of its 24 stocks fell. Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) Co. and General Electric Co. (GE) lost at least 1.6 percent. Google Inc. (GOOG) slid 3.1 percent as the world’s largest Internet-search company plans a new stock structure that gives management more leeway in issuing shares.
The S&P 500 decreased 0.8 percent to 1,376.88 at 11:43 a.m. New York time. The gauge has fallen 1.5 percent this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 69.29 points, or 0.5 percent, to 12,917.29. Trading volume for S&P 500 companies was 7.3 percent above the 30-day average at this time of day.
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