in the world market stage, asia is opening price and dow is closing price.
On 6/1/09, Pak AA <pakaa2...@gmail.com> wrote: > *U.S. investors took their cues from overseas markets, > > *Asia ikut IHSG yg naik > 4%. > Eropa ikut Asia. DJI ikut Asia+Eropa ... > > 2 thumbs buat bozz Jkt > > NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are starting June with a gain, as upbeat data on > overseas manufacturing and U.S. consumer spending added to hopes for a > global economic recovery. > Related Quotes > Symbol Price Change > CSCO 19.08 +0.58 > Chart for Cisco Systems, Inc. > GM 0.51 -0.24 > Chart for GEN MOTORS > {"s" : "csco,gm","k" : "c10,l10,p20,t10","o" : "","j" : ""} > > The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 140 points, or 1.7 percent, in > early trading Monday. The other major indexes also advanced by more than 1 > percent. > * > U.S. investors took their cues from overseas markets*, which surged > following surveys in Europe and Asia showing that manufacturing is healing. > Investors are awaiting a similar survey on U.S. manufacturing later Monday > morning, as well as a report on U.S. construction spending. > > Meanwhile, the U.S. government reported a smaller-than-expected dip in > consumer spending in April. The Commerce Department said consumers trimmed > their spending by 0.1 percent, slightly less than the 0.2 percent reduction > forecast by economists. Personal incomes was also better than anticipated, > coming in flat instead of negative. > > Wall Street's gains came despite General Motors Corp.'s filing for > bankruptcy protection. > > The highly anticipated move will give the government a 60 percent stake in > the ailing automaker. The government is expected to provide GM with an > additional $30 billion, on top of $20 billion in government loans GM has > already received, to help it restructure. Meanwhile, rival Chrysler LLC, > which filed for Chapter 11 protection in April, is expected to emerge from > bankruptcy protection this week. > > "It's remarkable the degree of resilience that the equity markets have > shown," said Jack A. Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank, > referring to the market's ability to look past the GM bankruptcy and other > major market disruptions. "We've had plant closings, we've had dealer > shutdowns. I think the reverberations have already been felt." > > The Dow Jones industrial average said Monday it is dropping GM as a > component after the automaker filed for bankruptcy, as well as Citigroup, of > which the government now owns a significant stake. GM and Citi will be > replaced with Travelers Cos. and Cisco Systems Inc. next week, Dow said. > > In early trading, the Dow rose 147.75, or 1.7 percent, to 8,648.08. The > Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 17.83, or 1.9 percent, to 936.97. The > Nasdaq composite index rose 35.97, or 2 percent, to 1,810.30. > > Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average jumped 1.6 percent, while Hong Kong's > Hang Seng index soared 4.0 percent. In Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.3 > percent by afternoon trading, while Germany's DAX index rose 3.1 percent and > France's CAC-40 gained 2.2 percent. > > There also are a handful of technical factors that could affect the market > Monday. > > The first trading day of the month often brings with it a surge of new money > from mutual funds. Also, the S&P broke through its 200-day moving average of > 928, which also likely bought on buying. > > Stocks have wavered in the past few weeks as investors question the > sustainability of the market's stunning three-month advance. Since March 9, > the Dow is up 29.8 percent, the S&P 500 index is up 35.9 percent and the > Nasdaq is higher by 39.9 percent. The gains have been fueled in large part > by data showing a moderation in the economy's slide. > > On Friday, Wall Street secured the third month of its spring rally with all > the major indexes rising at least 1.2 percent on a mix of economic data and > soaring commodity prices. Despite the recent gains, the market is still well > off its October 2007 peak. The recession has cut into the Dow by 40 percent > since then. > > Investors are well aware that the stock market tends to turn around before > the economy does. But analysts have warned that the market's surge may have > been too big too quick and that some pullback is necessary for a healthy > march higher. > > New worries have also begun to seep into the market, including a sinking > dollar and climbing interest rates. Investors fear such developments could > threaten the economy's recovery. > > Government bonds fell again early Monday, pushing yields higher. The yield > on the 10-year Treasury note, which is used as a benchmark for home > mortgages and other consumer loans, rose to 3.60 percent from 3.46 percent > late Friday. > > The dollar also weakened further against the euro and the British pound, > while commodities like gold and oil extended recent gains. > > The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 13.60, or 2.7 percent, to > 515.18. > -- Q: Cumi-cumi mempunyai delapan kaki atau delapan tangan?