The Dow Jones industrial average traded in a narrow range all day, between a gain of 25 points and a loss of 40. It closed down 11.05 points at 12,705.41. In the 274 trading days since the beginning of 2011, the Dow has traded in a narrower range only 25 times.
The more important numbers come Friday, when the government releases the number of jobs created in January and the unemployment rate. In December, the country added 200,000 jobs, and the rate was 8.5 percent.
Stock Market Futures feb 2 2012
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 11.05 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at 12,705.41.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 1.45 points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,325.54.
The Nasdaq composite gained 11.41 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,859.68.
For the week:
The Dow Jones is up 44.95 points, or 0.4 percent.
The S&P 500 is up 9.21 points, or 0.7 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 43.13 points, or 1.5 percent.
Stock futures foe february 3 2012
The Dow Jones is Drop
The S&P 500 is little change
The Nasdaq is little change
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