| Market Update |
05/16/2012 6:23 PM |
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DJIA
|
33.45 |
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NASDAQ
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19.72 |
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S&P 500
PD
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7.69 |
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| Exchange
| Advances
| Declines
| Unchng
| Advanced Vol
| Declined Vol
| Total Volume
| 52w High
| 52w Low
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| NYSE |
980 |
2,039 |
104 |
257,936,000 |
604,229,000 |
872,194,000 |
61 |
210 |
| AMEX |
188 |
344 |
28 |
4,893,000 |
12,006,000 |
17,341,000 |
2 |
46 |
| NASDAQ |
848 |
1,665 |
109 |
506,230,000 |
1,313,597,000 |
1,877,763,000 |
40 |
115 |
| TSX |
650 |
990 |
222 |
139,300,000 |
235,926,000 |
408,180,000 |
12 |
179 |
| TSXV |
332 |
619 |
396 |
47,746,000 |
93,817,000 |
176,273,000 |
20 |
292 |
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Delinquent mortgage loans drop
May 16 3:08 PM EDT |
| WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The delinquency rate for U.S. mortgage contracts dropped to 7.4 percent at the end of the first quarter of 2012, a national trade group said.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said the rate of homes with payments 30 days past due improved from 8.3 percent, the delinquency rate at the end of the January through March period of 2011.
Homes involved in foreclosure at th
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Record low rates push mortgage activity up
May 16 12:53 PM EDT |
| WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association said U.S. mortgage activity rose 9.2 percent in the week ended Friday with interest rates hitting record lows.
The trade group's Refinancing Index also rose significantly, up 13 percent, the MBA said.
Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgages fell from 4.01 percent to 3.96 percent with average points falling from 0.
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Industrial production rose in April
May 16 12:00 PM EDT |
| WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Industrial production rose 1.1 percent in April after two months of holding unchanged, the U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
In April, manufacturing output increased 0.6 percent after falling 0.5 percent in March.
Manufacturing gains were pushed by a 4 percent gain in automobile production. Excluding vehicles, manufacturing production rose 0.3 percent in the mon
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| Dow Jones Industrial Average
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^DJI
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|
12,598.55 |
-33.45 |
-0.26% |
| NASDAQ Composite
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^NASD
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|
2,874.04 |
-19.72 |
-0.68% |
| S&P 500
PD
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^SP500
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1,330.66 |
-7.69 |
-0.57% |
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