Dow Slips 26 as Oil Prices Fall

(NEWSER) - Markets ended higher today after a dismal start, buoyed by an ascendant energy sector, the Wall Street Journal reports. The seesaw comes as no surprise to one strategist: “This market is highly vulnerable to get pushed around right now. That’s a factor of light volume.” The Dow, once down 50, finished up 61.22 at 9,279.16. The S&P 500 rose 6.79 to 996.46. And the Nasdaq tacked on 13.32, to 1,969.24. More»

(NEWSER) - Yesterday’s rally segued into a regular day today as markets remained mostly flat on mixed economic data, the Wall Street Journal reports. Home sales were up, but incomes down, and an expected report on rising US oil reserves hurt energy stocks. “It's a day of consolidation after we've had a very strong run,” an analyst says. The Dow was up 33.63 to 9,320.19, the S&P rose 3.02 to 1,005.65, and NASDAQ gained 2.70 to end at 2,011.31. More»

(NEWSER) - Markets were off today as falling oil prices put the press on the energy sector and Wall Street took a stern look at the recent rally, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though tech stocks surged, bringing NASDAQ up, oil prices were off and health care concerns tumbled. The financial sector saw gains and losses on earnings reports. The Dow was down 34.68, to 8.881.26. The S&P fell .51, to 954.07, and NASDAQ tacked on 10.18 to end at 1,926.38. More»

(NEWSER) - Reports of greater-than-expected US oil reserves sent crude prices and markets tumbling today, the Wall Street Journal notes. The manufacturing sector fell, and the Dow’s energy component was off 4.1%. “People are looking at the inventory report today as a really good chance to take some money off the table,” a broker said. The Dow was off 64.67 to 8,676.20. The S&P lost 12.92 to end at 931.82. And the Nasdaq shed 10.88 to 1,825.92. More»

(NEWSER) - A well-received auction of Treasury notes and a jump in the price of crude oil pushed markets up today, the Wall Street Journal reports. “There was some real fear coming into this,” a strategist said of yesterday’s worries about government debt. “Clear-cut case of sell on the rumor, buy on the news.” The Dow was up 103.78 to 8,403.80. The S&P rose 13.77 to 906.83. And the Nasdaq added 20.71 to finish at 1,751.79. More»