Dow has got its turn of falling following the European and Asian equities market which were under pressure from the tension in Libya while the US market was closed for holiday in the beginning day of the week. Dow could close last week up by 117 points for the third consecutive week despite the Chinese second interest rate hike this year which was weighing negatively on the stocks but US last session moments of last week have been contained by market optimism sentiment of having further extended time of fed's keeping of its easing policy which supports the stock and in the same time the market is expected to have better growth signs and earning reports to come supporting the US stocks markets which have been still contained by the earlier better than expected release of US Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index of February which was expected to be 21 from 19.3 in January and it has surprised the market by 35.9. The Dow which could not find use from US CB Consumers confidence reaching 70.4 from 64.8 in January while the market was waiting for 65 and US Richmond manufacturing survey reaching 25 while the market was foreseen 17 from 18 in January has lost 178 points in its first session in a dovish strong reversing sign containing all of the 117 gaining of last week.
- Published: 23 February 2011
- Written by Editor