The Overnight Report

Wall Street pulled back from its early rally on bank fears to close square. Dow up 3.

Upbeat comments from Fed Treasurer Ben Bernanke and a big jump in existing home sales see stocks and commodities run.

Wall Street was up but metals down in a night of mixed data. Dow up 70. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST.)

In a turnaround session, Wall Street shunned Shanghai and coveted crude. Dow up 61.

Wall Street recovered from Monday’s drop on building and retail news. Dow up 82.

Wall Street followed drops in Asia yesterday and Europe last night on the back of the big Chinese fall. Dow down 186.

Stocks suffer after weak US consumer sentiment casts doubt on the strength and timing of any US economic recovery.

A solid GDP result from the EU sent the greenback tumbling and commodity prices soaring. Dow up 36.

Strong late-season earnings reports spun Wall Street on a dime last night ahead of the Fed statement. Dow up 120.

Wall Street posted its biggest fall in five weeks last night, led by financials. Dow down 96. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEST)