After a volatile, yet shortened trading session, stocks finished mixed as investors digested a not-horrible jobs report, a dismal service-sector reading, and $144 a barrel oil.
Economic Reports:
The stock market will close early at 1 pm ET and the bond market will close at 2pm ET, while all U.S. financial markets will be closed Friday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.
European Central Bank, as expected, raises its key interest rate a quarter point from 4% to 4.25% - Full story.
Corel Corp. reports 2nd-qtr earnings of $0.36/share, down from $0.39/share in the same qtr last year - Full story.
Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc.'s stocks surged today, behind news the company will save cash by upping the amount of stock compensation it will give to employees - Full story.
NVIDIA Corporation issues a warning that 2nd-qtr revenue and gross margin could be lower than previous expectations - Full story.
Major overseas markets have posted mixed results for Thursday. London's FTSE was up 0.93%, Frankfurt's
DAX closed up 0.77%, and Paris' CAC finished up 1.11%. Japan's Nikkei was down 0.16%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng closed down 2.13%, and
Sydney's All Ordinaries Index finished down 2.26%.
Economic Calendar
Fri: Market Closed;
Mon: No Reports Today;
Tues: Pending Home Sales, Wholesale Inventories, and Consumer Credit;
Wed: No Reports Today;
Thurs: Initial Jobless Claims;
Fri: Export/Import Prices, Trade Balance, Michigan Sentiment (Prel) and Treasury Budget.
Aaron Jacobs - News Editor
aaron.jacobs@mworld.com
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Market Overview
(07/03/2008 01:04 PM ET)| Trading Volume(mil): | | NYSE: 1520 | | NASDAQ: 1456 |
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Key Indicators
World Markets
| Amsterdam EOE | 408.6 | +0.2 | Thu 12:07 | | Brazil Bovespa | 59,273.4 | -1,832.8 | Thu 16:14 | | Frankfurt DAX | 6,353.7 | +48.3 | Thu 11:45 | | FTSE™ 100 | 5,476.6 | +50.3 | Thu 11:35 | | Hang Seng | 21,423.8 | +181.0 | Fri 04:35 | | Madrid General | 1,291.3 | +12.3 | Thu 11:35 | | Mexican IPC | 28,465.6 | -215.3 | Thu 16:22 | | Milan Stock Exchange | 22,210.0 | -196.0 | Fri 08:33 | | Nikkei Dow | 13,237.9 | -27.5 | Fri 06:33 | | Paris CAC 40 | 4,344.0 | +47.5 | Thu 12:21 | | Seoul Composite | 1,577.9 | -28.6 | Fri 03:22 | | Shanghai Composite | 2,703.5 | +51.8 | Thu 03:00 | | Stockholm General | 274.1 | -0.5 | Thu 11:44 | | Straits Times | 2,880.5 | -25.8 | Thu 05:10 | | Swiss Zurich | 6,844.1 | +0.3 | Thu 11:31 | | Sydney All Ord | 5,170.0 | +76.0 | Fri 02:26 | | Toronto Exchg | 14,143.0 | +109.0 | Thu 17:05 |
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