Morning Market Report 1/27/2015

The KUIK Morning Market Report for Tuesday, January 27:
Markets are down.
Index Direction Change Units Time Change
Dow Down                   (293) points           17,385 6:57 AM
S&P500 Down -1.3% percent            2,030           (26.90)
Nasdaq Composite Down -1.7% percent            4,691           (80.33)
30 Year Treasury Down                      (5) Basis Points              2.35 Annual Yield
The Commerce Department reports orders for durable goods fell 3.4% in December. November’s reading was revised downward to a 2.1% drop from 0.9%. Economists expected a 0.1% increase. The weak December reading was the fourth decline in the past five months.
US home prices fell by 0.2% in November, to lower the year-on-year advance to 4.3%, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite index. On a seasonally adjusted basis, home prices were up 0.7%. Chicago had the biggest fall, with a 0.9% drop, while Tampa had the biggest rise, of 0.8%. San Francisco leads in annual gains with an 8.9% gain from November 2013. Portland was up 6.6%, beating Seattle at 6%.
Microsoft shares fell  2.6% to $45.77 on heavy volume after the company reported commercial licensing revenue of $10.68 billion. Analysts expected $10.94 billion. Otherwise, Microsoft’s fiscal second-quarter results were in line with expectations.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/orders-for-durable-goods-sink-in-december-2015-01-27
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-home-prices-edge-02-lower-in-november-case-shiller-2015-01-27
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dr-horton-beats-on-home-sales-microsoft-ti-in-focus-2015-01-26
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