9/18/10

The review of the stock market: results of a week in the U.S.

Middle of the week was marked by multi-directional movements of the indices. The market found support in anticipation of the beginning of the iPad sales of Apple Inc. in China, which has favorably affected the technology sector. The company's shares rose 2.2%, so the technology sector has shown very strong growth in the S & P 500.


Shares of automaker Ford Motor Co. grew by 4.9% expense of raising recommendations thereon from the bank Barclays Plc.

Paper FedEx, the second-largest U.S. company to deliver goods, by contrast, have lost 4%.

The success of the technology sector due to the fact that the shares appear cheap and investors understand that these companies can provide income to holders of its securities.

Technology stocks in the index S & P 500 showed an increase for seven consecutive days. Shares of Microsoft Corp. soared this week after reports of a possible sale of the company's debt to return cash to holders of securities. Stock quotes, Cisco Systems Inc. also went up after the announcement of the dividend payments to shareholders.

S & P 500: 1,124.66 points, losing 0.036%

DJIA: 10594,83 points, the addition of 0.209%

Nasdaq Composite: 2301,32 points, the addition of 0.084%

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