On Thursday U.S. stocks closed slightly higher, more volatile disk. Today announced earnings and economic data was mixed, so that is difficult to determine the direction of the broader market.
EDT at 4:00 p.m. on January 27, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 4.39 points to close at 11,989.83 points, or 0.04%; the Nasdaq composite index rose 15.70 points to close at 2,755.28 points, or 0.58%; the S & P 500 index rose 2.91 points to close at 1,299.54 points, or 0.22%.
Yesterday, the Dow intraday in the last 3 years the first time since breaking the psychological barrier of 12,000 points, but failed to hold the closing point. Since June 19, 2008, after the Dow closed at this point has never been the top.
S & P 500 index briefly broke the 1300 points intraday, the highest rising to 1,300.73 points, down soon. S & P 500 index last closed at 1300 points or more in the August 28, 2008.
Economic data side, the U.S. Department of Labor pre-report, as of January 22 when the weekly initial claims for unemployment benefits increased by 5.1 million to 45.4 million. News survey of economists by Dow Jones Newswires on average expect the figure will be 405,000.
American Real Estate Brokers Association (NAR) announced December sales of second-hand housing index of the chain signed up 2%, better than market expectations. Another data shows that the United States in December durable goods orders decreased by 2.5%, while the market is expected to grow by 1.4% in the figure.