This is Bill Roller of BR Capital with the KUIK Closing Market Report for Tuesday, May, 8 | |||||||
Markets finished down today. | |||||||
Direction | Change | Units | |||||
Dow | Down | (76) | points | 12,932 | 2:20 PM | ||
S&P500 | Down | -0.43% | percent | 1,364 | |||
Nasdaq Composite | Down | -0.39% | percent | 2,946 | |||
30 Year Treasury | Down | (4.4) | basis points | 3.02 | |||
Disneyrose 1.2% to $44.85 following the company’s report of fiscal second-quarter adjusted earnings of 58 cents a share, better than the consensus estimate by 3 cents a share. Disney’s profit rose 21% to $1.14 billion, or 63 cents a share, bolstered by improved results at its theme parks and resorts, as well as its ESPN and ABC. | |||||||
U.S. home prices edged up 0.6% in March, the first monthly rise since July 2011, according to CoreLogic. Excluding distressed sales, month-over-month prices increased for the third month in a row. | |||||||
Always serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/disney-demand-media-results-due-after-hours-2012-05-08 | |||||||
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/march-us-home-prices-see-first-climb-since-july-2012-05-08 | |||||||
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May 8, 2012