| The KUIK Market Update for Tuesday, May 6: | |||||||
| Markets are down. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | Change | |
| Dow | Down | (63) | points | 16,468 | 7:50 AM | ||
| S&P500 | Down | -0.3% | percent | 1,880 | (4.70) | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Down | -0.3% | percent | 4,127 | (11.49) | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (1) | Basis Points | 3.40 | Annual Yield | ||
| The U.S. trade deficit fell 3.6% to $40.4 billion in March as the nation boosted exports of gas, oil and commercial aircraft, according to the Commerce Department. Economists forecast a deficit of $40.0 billion. U.S. exports climbed 2.2% – the biggest increase since June – to $193.9 billion. Imports rose a slower 1.7% to $234.3 billion. | |||||||
| Corelogic reports U.S. home prices grew 1.4% in March to take the year-over-year gain to 11.1%. That’s the 25th straight annual advance. CoreLogic is forecasting a 0.8% monthly rise in April, and it expects prices in March 2015 to be 6.7% higher than March 2014. | |||||||
| Natural-gas futures lead gains in the energy sector, with prices climbing more than 2% on tight U.S. supplies and expectations for higher demand. Oil futures are holding just below $100 a barrel as uncertainty over the global economic outlook and price pressure from large U.S. crude inventories partly offset support from the turmoil in Ukraine. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-trade-deficit-drops-36-in-march-to-404-billion-2014-05-06 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-home-prices-climb-14-in-march-corelogic-2014-05-06 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-holds-below-100-on-uncertain-economic-outlook-2014-05-06?dist=markets | |||||||
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