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5 Feb 2015
US stocks closed at highs of the day and turned green on the year
FXStreet (San Francisco) - Wall Street closed higher on Thursday as investors welcomed the increase in oil prices and ahead of the US employment report and its so-called nonfarm payrolls. The Dow closed positive for 4 straight day.
Major averages turned positive in the year as the DJIA is now 0.31% YTD positive; the Nasdaq Composite is 0.61% up YTD; and the S&P 500 is 0.18% YTD positive. The Russell 2,000 broke above the 2,000 level.
All sectors finished Thursday up for the day. Materials (+2.20%), Energy (+1.91%) and Health Care shares (+1.40%) led the market.
The Dow Jones rose 1.20% on the day to close at 17,884.88; The S&P 500 advanced 1.03% to 2,062.52; while the Nasdaq Composite finished 1.03% positive on the session at 4,765.10. Small caps in the figure of the Russell 2000 rallied 1.45% to 1,208.71.
Big winners were: Du Pont $DD (+3.06%); Pfizer $PFE (+2.87%); and Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A (+1.60%). To the downside, big cap losers were Twenty-First Century Fox $FOXA (-5.37%); Alibaba $BABA (-3.33%); and PetroChina $PTR (-1.57%).
After hours, Twitter $TWTR reported a 4Q EPS of $0.12, double than estimated of $0.06. Linkedin $LNKD informed a 4Q EPS of $0.61; above $0.53 estimated.
On related markets, oil recovered more than a half of Wednesday's losses and closed at $50.65. Gold posted a small decline to 1,265/oz. The US dollar posted losses against the Euro and the Pound, but gains versus the Japanese Yen. The USD traded under pressure amid speculations that the Swiss National Bank is buying euros.
Major averages turned positive in the year as the DJIA is now 0.31% YTD positive; the Nasdaq Composite is 0.61% up YTD; and the S&P 500 is 0.18% YTD positive. The Russell 2,000 broke above the 2,000 level.
All sectors finished Thursday up for the day. Materials (+2.20%), Energy (+1.91%) and Health Care shares (+1.40%) led the market.
The Dow Jones rose 1.20% on the day to close at 17,884.88; The S&P 500 advanced 1.03% to 2,062.52; while the Nasdaq Composite finished 1.03% positive on the session at 4,765.10. Small caps in the figure of the Russell 2000 rallied 1.45% to 1,208.71.
Big winners were: Du Pont $DD (+3.06%); Pfizer $PFE (+2.87%); and Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.A (+1.60%). To the downside, big cap losers were Twenty-First Century Fox $FOXA (-5.37%); Alibaba $BABA (-3.33%); and PetroChina $PTR (-1.57%).
After hours, Twitter $TWTR reported a 4Q EPS of $0.12, double than estimated of $0.06. Linkedin $LNKD informed a 4Q EPS of $0.61; above $0.53 estimated.
On related markets, oil recovered more than a half of Wednesday's losses and closed at $50.65. Gold posted a small decline to 1,265/oz. The US dollar posted losses against the Euro and the Pound, but gains versus the Japanese Yen. The USD traded under pressure amid speculations that the Swiss National Bank is buying euros.