Market Update Report 6/23/2015

The KUIK Market Update for Tuesday, June 23:
Markets are mixed.
Index Direction Change Units Time Change
Dow Up                     20  points           18,140 8:02 AM
S&P500 Down 0.0% percent             2,122      (0.54)
Nasdaq Composite Down -0.2% percent             5,146      (8.43)
30 Year Treasury Up                       3 Basis Points               3.18 Annual Yield
The Commerce Department reports orders for durable goods minus defense and aircraft  rose 0.4% in May for the second gain in three month. Overall orders for durable goods fell a seasonally adjusted 1.8% last month, but the drop stemmed mostly from a 35% decrease in bookings for commercial aircraft. Orders for durable goods in April, were revised to 1.5% drop instead of 1% decline.
New single-family homes in the U.S. sold at an annual rate of 546,000 in May, hitting the fastest pace since February 2008 according to the Commerce Department. Economists expected a 525,000 annual rate in May, compared with a prior estimate of 517,000 in April that was revised upward to 534,000. May’s pace was up 19.5% from a year earlier, signaling a healthy pick up, though recent rates remain below long-term averages. The median price of new homes, meanwhile, fell 1% from May 2014 to $282,800. The supply of new homes was 4.5 months at May’s sales pace, down from 4.6 months in April.
Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for 1360 KUIK.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/businesses-cautious-as-durable-goods-orders-slip-in-may-2015-06-23
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-home-sales-rise-22-in-may-to-fastest-pace-in-more-than-7-years-2015-06-23
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