Key Indexes decline Friday closing out the worst year for the market since 2008

MARKETS TODAY Dec 30 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,147 (-74), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,840 (-10), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 10,466 (-12), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,764 (-3), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,442 (+5), Brent Crude $85.91/barrel (+$2.45), Gold $1,824/oz (+$9), Bitcoin 16.6k (-$38) Session Overview The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.22% today on thin holiday trading, to close … Read more

Tech leads rally Thursday following better than expected jobless claims pointing to inflation recovery

MARKETS TODAY Dec 29 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,221 (+345), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,849 (+66), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 10,478 (+264), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,767 (+45), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,443 (+168), Brent Crude $82.26/barrel (-$1.00), Gold $1,815/oz (+$9), Bitcoin 16.6k (+61) Session Overview The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.05% today, closing at 33,220.80 following better … Read more

Dow rises in mixed trading as S&P and Nasdaq decline on thin holiday trading volumes

MARKETS TODAY Dec 27 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,242 (+37), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,829 (-16), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 10,353 (-144), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,750 (-11), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,316 (-137), Brent Crude $84.44/barrel (+$0.11), Gold $1,810/oz (+$9), Bitcoin 16.6k (-52) Session Overview The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.11% on Tuesday, closing at 33,241.56. The … Read more

Stocks hold gains Friday as inflation continues to ease from June’s 40-year high

MARKETS TODAY Dec 22 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,203 (+176), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,844 (+22), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 10,498 (+22), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,761 (+7), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,453 (+3), Brent Crude $83.92/barrel (+$2.94), Gold $1,799/oz (+$5), Bitcoin 16.8k (+30) Session/ Week Overview Stocks held gains Friday as the core inflation rate, the most closely watched … Read more

Wall Street Stumbles Thursday as economic news setback the markets

MARKETS TODAY Dec 22 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,027 (-349), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,822 (-56), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 10,476 (-233), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,751 (-26), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,454 (-173), Brent Crude $81.63/barrel (-$0.57), Gold $1,792/oz (-$23), Bitcoin 16.8k (-20) Session Overview Inflationary economic news was the primarily setback to the markets today with U.S. GDP … Read more

Wall Street jumps Wednesday as inflation expectations hit the lowest level in 8 months

MARKETS TODAY Dec 20 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 33,376 (+527), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,878 (+57), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 10,709 (+162), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,776 (+28), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,626 (+99), Brent Crude $82.36/barrel (+$2.37), Gold $1,815/oz (-$3), Bitcoin 16.8k (-113) Session Overview All major US indices closed higher Wednesday as inflation expectations hit the lowest level … Read more

US equity markets closed higher today following four consecutive losing sessions

MARKETS TODAY Dec 20 (Vica Partners) DOW (^DJI) 32,850 (+92), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,822 (+4), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 10,547 (+1), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,752 (+13), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,533 (-50), Brent Crude $79.75/barrel (-$0.05), Gold $1,818/oz (+$31), Bitcoin 16.9k (+416) US Markets moderately rise Tuesday following four consecutive losing sessions US equity markets closed higher today … Read more

Indexes in decline Monday as inflation data and central bank policy continue to weigh on investors

MARKETS TODAY Dec 19 (Vica Partners): DOW (^DJI) 32,757 (-162), S&P 500 (^GSPC) 3,818 (-35), Nasdaq (^IXIC) 10,546 (-159), Russell 2000 (^RUT) 1,739 (-25), NYSE FANG+ (^NYFANG) 4,539 (-94), Brent Crude $80.25/barrel (+$1.21), Gold $1,787/oz (-$3.79), Bitcoin 16.6k (-126) Hawkish central bank commentary and current market expectations set market tone Stocks continued their decline late … Read more

U.S. stocks suffer third straight session of declines Friday as services sectors output falls to a four-month low

MARKETS TODAY Dec 16 (Vica Partners) – U.S. stocks suffer a third straight session of declines on Friday as both manufacturers and service providers reported steeper decreases in output, as weaker demand conditions, inflation and interest rate increases hit economic activity. The top performing sector today was Communication Services, declining 0.24% and the hardest hit … Read more

Dow drops 764 points as the Fed raised its estimates of how high rates may need to go to curb inflation

MARKETS TODAY Dec 15 (Vica Partners) – The major U.S. stock indexes started the week higher but fell sharply Thursday following the Feds policy meeting yesterday, as it raised its estimates of how high rates may need to go to curb inflation. In addition new retail data out today showed more than expected sales declines … Read more