| The KUIK Morning Market Report for Wednesday, December 12: | |||||||
| Markets are up this morning. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | Change | |
| Dow | Up | 36 | points | 13,283 | 7:00 AM | ||
| S&P500 | Up | 0.3% | percent | 1,431 | 3.62 | points | |
| Nasdaq Composite | Up | 0.1% | percent | 3,025 | 2.78 | points | |
| 30 Year Treasury | Up | 2 | Basis Points | 2.86 | Annual Yield | ||
| Small-business optimism plunged in November in the wake of President Barack Obama’s re-election, according to data released yesterday by the National Federation of Independent Business. Its index of sentiment among small firms fell 5.6 points at 87.5. The survey found that 49% of small-business owners expect future business conditions to be worse than current conditions. | |||||||
| Shares of Intel rallied to lead the tech sector higher early Wednesday. Intel was up 1.5% at $20.96, emerging as one of the top gainers in the Dow. The chipmaker yesterday announced a new Atom chip for micro-servers aimed at the data center market. | |||||||
| The U.S. dollar slipped versus most major currencies as traders expect the Federal Reserve to announce a further boost to its stimulus efforts when the central bank’s policy-making panel concludes its meeting later today. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nfib-small-business-optimism-index-plunges-2012-12-11 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/intel-amd-lead-tech-rally-seagate-slips-2012-12-12\ | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/euro-straddles-130-ahead-of-fomc-decision-2012-12-12 | |||||||
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