Daily Market Reports

Columbus Day provided a new closing high on Wall Street – just – in thin holiday volume. Dow up 20.

Major gauges rise as the US trade gap narrowed surprisingly seeing the greenback bounce off recent lows.

Metal prices surged on short-covering last night while Wall Street eased back from intraday highs. Dow up 61.

Wall Street was quiet last night ahead of what was a well-received result from Alcoa after the bell. Dow down 5.

Gold surged last night on rumours of the Middle East dumping the US dollar, while Australia’s rate rise was the talk of the town. Dow up 131.

The latest micro-pullback seems over as economic data and an upgrade for banks snapped Wall Street back into buying mode. Dow up 112.

Stocks struggled early on a poor unemployment read and despite some afternoon resilience, late selling ensured a negative close.

Courageous is he who calls the pull-back in this market. Dow down 203.

Poor US data sent Wall Street dropping early but a weak dollar came to save the day. Dow down 29.

A weak consumer confidence number quashed Monday’s enthusiasm last night. Dow down 47.