| The KUIK Morning Market Report for Friday, October 11: | |||||||
| Markets are up. | |||||||
| Index | Direction | Change | Units | Last | Time | Change | |
| Dow | Up | 44 | points | 15,180 | 7:01 AM | ||
| S&P500 | Up | 0.20% | percent | 1,696 | 3.37 | ||
| Nasdaq Composite | Up | 0.23% | percent | 3,769 | 8.57 | ||
| 30 Year Treasury | Down | (4) | Basis Points | 3.70 | Annual Yield | ||
| U.K. stocks look headed for their first weekly gain in three weeks, with risk-sensitive sectors such as banks and mining firms moving up on signs U.S. lawmakers are making progress in solving the budget and debt-ceiling stalemate. The FTSE 100 index climbed 0.7% to 6,476.30, on track for its highest closing level since late September | |||||||
| Oil futures fell after the International Energy Agency predicted strong growth in oil supplies for next year. The losses reversed yesterday’s gain. November crude is off 1.9%, to $101.06 a barrel on the New York Merc. Oil is down 2.7% for the week. | |||||||
| The University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters consumer-sentiment index fell to a preliminary October reading of 75.2 — lowest since January — from a final September reading of 77.5. Economists expected 75 due to concerns over the government shutdown, the debt ceiling, and stock market volatility. | |||||||
| Serving the West Side first, I am Bill Roller of BR Capital for AM 1360 KUIK. | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uk-stocks-flirt-with-two-week-high-2013-10-11 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-dips-as-lawmakers-fail-to-agree-on-deal-2013-10-11 | |||||||
| http://www.marketwatch.com/story/consumer-sentiment-falls-in-october-2013-10-11?link=MW_story_latest_news | |||||||
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