Daily Market Reports

A big jump in the PPI sent dollar shorts scurrying to cover last night, while other data were mixed. Dow down 49.

The S&P 500 marked a new high last night in thin trading as a Dubai injection settled fears. Dow up 29.

Both stocks and the dollar rose last night, with a batch of positive US consumer news providing much of the lift. Dow up 65 points.

Wall Street opened stronger and then proceeded to go nowhere on minimal volume. Dow up 68.

Wall Street recovered from sovereign debt fears last night, even as Spain was hit with a negative watch. Dow up 51.

The US dollar bounce continued last night as a credit downgrade for Greece invoked echoes of Dubai. Dow down 111. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDST)

A pall of disinterest settled over Wall Street last night as Ben Bernanke quelled any renewed fears of a rate hike. Dow up one point.

A surprise improvement in the US jobless rate saw stocks rally early, but a run in the greenback quickly brought the market back to earth. Dow up 22 points.

Contraction for the US services sector and weak same-store sales saw initial strength on Wall Street fade before a last minute sell-off. Dow down 86.

The stock market attracted little interest last night but gold was in focus, setting a new record despite a stronger greenback. Dow down 19.