2010年12月10日星期五

10 December economic data boost U.S. stocks ended higher

By the modest positive economic data boost U.S. stocks closed higher on December 10 to this week's largest single-day rise since the end of the week of light trading. At the close, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 40.26 points to 11,410.3 points, or 0.35%, is the largest single-day rise since the week. The Nasdaq composite index rose 20.87 points to 2637.54 points, or 0.80%. Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 7.40 points to 1240.40 points, or 0.60%. Since the S & P 500 weeks gained 1.3%, while the Dow rose just 0.3%. 

Individual stocks, General Electric led the Dow, the stock rose 3.4%, so before the company raised its quarterly dividend 17%, for the second time this year to increase dividends. GE rose 3.4%, after this comprehensive industrial giant raised its dividend 17% dividend for the second time this year raise. Procter & Gamble rose 0.5%, after Goldman Sachs cut its rating raised to buy from neutral. 

The Commerce Department said, with the October exports climbed to new highs the past two years, reduce the trade deficit with China, the U.S. October trade deficit unexpectedly fell sharply. The United States in October of products and services in international trade deficit declined by 13% over the previous month, from 44.6 to 38.71 billion U.S. dollars. Economists on average expect the U.S. October trade deficit would be $ 44,000,000,000. In addition, the Labor Department reported U.S. import price index rose 1.3% on a monthly basis, economists had expected a growth of 0.8%.


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