Market Update Report 2/5/2013

The KUIK Market Update for Tuesday, February 5:
Markets are up this morning.
Index Direction Change Units Last Time Change
Dow Up                    121 points             14,003 8:02 AM
S&P500 Up 0.96% percent               1,510              14.36 points
Nasdaq Composite Up 1.00% percent               3,163              31.33 points
30 Year Treasury Up                       3 Basis Points               3.20 Annual Yield
Marketwatch reports U.S. home prices grew 0.4% in December for a year-on-year gain to 8.3%, the strongest advance since May 2006 according to CoreLogic. CoreLogic said 46 of 50 states registered gains for the year. Arizona has the strong year-on-year appreciation at 20.2%, though prices are down 39.8% from the peak. Nationally, prices are down 26.9% from the April 2006 peak. CoreLogic’s   pending index forecasts a 1% monthly drop in January, reflecting a seasonal winter slowdown.
The service-sector expanded at a slightly slower pace in January but overall growth remained solid, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The ISM said its survey of purchasing managers fell to 55.2% in January 55.7% in   December. Economists expected 55.0%. Reading over 50% indicate expansion.   Only eight of the 18 industries reported growth last month, down from 13 in December. Nine reported contraction. The ISM’s new-orders index fell 3.9 points to 54.4% and production dropped 4.4 points to 56.4%, but employment rose 2.2 points to 57.5%
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/year-on-year-house-price-gain-hits-six-year-high-2013-02-05
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ism-services-index-slips-to-552-in-january-2013-02-05
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