stock market today DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, December 13th, 2010 Week’s Overview and Future Notes

DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE DJI, S&P 500, NASDAQ INDEX TRENDS, December 13th, 2010 Week’s Overview and Future Notes ; The U.S. stock session ended last week on a green note as we move closer to the December holiday time. Stocks moved higher this past week due to week ending positive economic news. End of week close for the Dow Jones Industrials was in the green by .35% and it finished the day at 11,410.32. The Nasdaq ended the day ahead as well at 2,637.54 ahead by .80%. The S&P 500 was in the green also by .60% and finished the day at 1,240.40. Volume is expected to be a bit lower as we move further into December and some analysts expect that any big runs with the trending will have to wait until after the holidays.

Wall Street. Before the opening bell on Tuesday, reports on retail sales and inflation are scheduled to post. Retails sales are expected to go up again in November as they did in October. The producer price index is due out on this day as well. This index is expected to rise as well. After opening bell on Tuesday will come a business inventories report. In addition on this day in the afternoon, the Federal Reserve will release its policy statement. Interest rates will be a key variable of this report.

On Wednesday, the U.S. consumer price index will post prior to opening session as will the empire manufacturing survey and government data on industrial production. Thursday will bring the government’s weekly report on initial claims for jobless benefits which is expected to rise slightly from numbers observed last week. A housing starts report will post this day as well. It is a busy week in the market and for today, stock futures prior to opening bell for the U.S. trading session are posting green. The Dow is currently up by .42%. The S&P 500 is in the green by .65% and the Nasdaq is up as well by .69%. World markets are mixed as Asian markets are posting red and European market indexes are in the green. For the latest updates PRESS CTR + D or visit Stock Market news Today

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