| This is Bill Roller of BR Capital with the KUIK Morning Market Report for Friday, May, 25 | |||||||
| Markets are flat this morning. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Last | 7:43 AM | ||
| Dow | Down | (22) | points | 12,506 | |||
| S&P500 | Down | -0.02% | percent | 1,320 | |||
| Nasdaq Composite | Down | -0.17% | percent | 2,834 | |||
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (1.3) | basis points | 2.83 | |||
| The final reading of the University of Michigan-Thomson Reuters consumer sentiment index climbed to 79.3 in May – the highest level since October 2007 – from 76.4 in April. The index averaged about 87 in the year before the recession. Consumers are helped by declining gas prices and and hurt by slowing job gains. | |||||||
| The average price for a gallon of regular gas has fallen each day since May 16 and was at $3.676 yesterday, according to AAA data. That is down 17 cents from a month ago. | |||||||
| Always serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/consumer-sentiment-793-in-may-vs-764-in-april-2012-05-25 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gasoline-prices-add-to-the-holiday-cheer-2012-05-24 | |||||||
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