U.S. equity markets started the week on a down note as debt fears in Europe plagued securities in Monday trading. The Dow finished the day lower by 1.2% while the S&P 500 sank by 1.8% and the Nasdaq tumbled by 2.2%, led on the downside by a 2.5% loss in Oracle (ORCL) and a 2% slump in shares of Cisco (CSCO). In commodity markets, a stronger greenback sent many resources sharply lower although safe havens did have a solid performance led by a 0.9% gain in the gold market as the yellow metal rose to the $1,555/oz. level to start the week. Other resources were led lower by weakness in soft commodities as rice fell by 3.1% and cotton sank by 4.4%. Unsurprisingly, traders jumped into Treasury bonds given the broad weakness in equities and commodities as the 10-Year saw yields plunge below the 3.0% mark all the way to
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