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Fortunately Thin, Egypt Strengthen Conflict Wall Street
NEW YORK – The Standard Poor’s (S & P) and Nasdaq in the final minutes of trading thin profit on Thursday after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave a statement to delegate authority powers to the vice president.
But decreases with the Dow Jones ended down thin after an eight-day rally. Weakening after the network equipment maker stocks, Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O), weaken.
Shares of Cisco fell 14 percent to $ 18, 92, see Cisco’s competitors have lost market share. Meanwhile, shares of Juniper Networks (JNPR.N) rising 7.6 percent to USD43, 40.
Reported by Reuters on Friday (02/11/2011), the average Dow Jones industrial fell 10.60 points, or 0.09 percent to 12229.29. The broader Standard & Poor’s 500 edged up 0.99 points, or 0.07 percent, to 1321.87. Medium-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 1.38 points, or 0.05 percent to 2790.45.
Trade the S & P and Nasdaq initially was hesitant to move in a volatile action as Mubarak’s speech began to protests from civil society. Earlier in the day, the media reported that Mubarak would resign, thus making the stock rebounded from the lows triggered by Cisco.
“When Mubarak said he would give the duties to his vice president, market says it is a good thing to rise,” said the chairman of Holland & Co., Michael Holland.
For your information, more than two weeks there has been civil unrest in Egypt which created some anxiety among global investors amid fears of political instability.
Stronger Dollar, Wall Street sinkhole!
NEW YORK – The stock market in the United States (U.S.) again weakened by the negative retail sales data and the increase in the dollar.
Meanwhile, the S & P 500 appears to have increased by eight percent since early December. Investors appeared to find a reason to sell its shares through economic data, yaklni if unemployment data is negative. Where previously the private sector payroll data has increased.
“If the number of payroll tomorrow does not meet expectations, it will re-occur,” said vice president at Minneapolis-KdV Wealth Management Paul Radeke, as quoted by Reuters.
Investors are expecting a gain of 175,000 in the non-farm payroll report in December and the unemployment rate fell to 9.7 percent from 9.8 percent previously.
However, several large retail sales relalisasi not on target. As a result, shares of Target Corp. fell 6.8 percent to USD54, 91 and Gap Inc. fell 6.9 percent to $ 20, 70. S & P retail index fell 1.6 percent while the S & P consumer dicretionary sector fell 0.7 percent.
U.S. dollar rose 0.7 percent, and mengkatrol oil prices to fall 2.2 percent. Halliburton Co. shares fell three percent to $ 38, 22 while U.S. Steel Corp. fell 2.5 percent to USD59, 06.
At the close of trading on Thursday (01/06/2011), the Dow Jones industrial fell 25.65 points, or 0.22 percent, to 11697.24. Standard & Poor’s index fell 2.71 points, or 0.21 percent to 1273.85. While the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 7.69 points, or 0.28 percent to 2709.89. (WDI)