| This is Bill Roller of BR Capital with the KUIK Morning Market Report for Monday, April, 16 | |||||||
| Markets are mixed this morning. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Last | 8:08 AM | ||
| Dow | Up | (63) | points | 12,912 | |||
| S&P500 | Down | -0.31% | percent | 1,366 | |||
| Nasdaq Composite | Down | -1.15% | percent | 2,977 | |||
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (3.5) | basis points | 3.11 | |||
| The Commerce Department reported retail sales gained 0.8 percent in March, almost three times as large as projected and followed a 1 percent advance in February. The median forecast of economists called for only a 0.3 percent rise. | |||||||
| The New York’s Empire State index dropped to 6.56 in April from 20.21 in March, much slower than the 18 projected by economists polled by Marketwatch. A big 12-point drop in shipments and a negative reading for unfilled orders dragged the headline index down. The new-orders component was unchanged at 6.48, while the index for number of employees rose to its highest level in nearly a year. | |||||||
| Always serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-16/u-s-stock-index-futures-advance-before-retail-sales-data.html | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ny-manufacturing-gauge-slows-markedly-in-april-2012-04-16 | |||||||
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