The Dow Jones Industrial Rebound Weekends 2011

NEW YORK - DOW JONES - The Dow Jones Stock. The Dow Jones Stock got a positive boost from the earnings of General Electric and McDonald's performance expectations. Microsoft also gave a boost to the Nasdaq managed to rebound.

In trading Friday, July 22 local time, the Dow Jones rose 43.25 points, or 0.34 percent to 12681.16. Meanwhile, Standard & Poor's Index (SPX) 500 at level 1.22 points, or 0.09 percent, to 1345.02. As for the Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) jumped 24.40 points, or 0.86 percent, to 2858.83.

"The market ended the week mixed in the atmosphere. Investors cheered since revenues generally exceed expectations," said one analyst, Saturday (23/04/2011).

Not only issuers GW and McDonald, but Caterpillar in the second quarter also experienced an increase, was recorded by 44 percent over last year to $ 1, 22 billion.

Positive earnings from a number of issuers to be positive sentiment that the stock market hit the United States (U.S.). In fact, the Dow Jones scored a record high during the last three years.

Initially, investors have been enveloped by the negative sentiment. But, the financial statements of blue chip stocks Intel Corp. and United Technologies Corp. trigger stock indexes reversed so that the stock market seemed excited.

S & P 500 finally out of the flat movement for 20 days, and near-term targets set in 1340. "Until yesterday, weak earnings is not too interesting, even disappointing," said a senior equity analyst at MF Global indices Nick Kalivas, as quoted by Reuters in Chicago.

He said the latest round of financial statements to make psychology shifts significant market players. Intel shares rose 7.8 percent to USD21, 41 while United Tech climbed 4.3 percent to USD85, 90.

This report remains a positive sentiment to the market close. Apple Inc. rose 2.7 percent to USD351, 80. Revenue from Apple always rose 83 percent. Then F5 Networks Inc. stock price also rose 11 percent to USD110, 39 after its first quarter earnings above expectations and the company predicts earnings will grow again next quarter.

At the close of trading on Wednesday (04/20/2011) local time, the Dow Jones industrial rose 186.79 points, or 1.52 percent, to 12453.54. Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 17.74 points, or 1.35 percent, to 1330.36. The Nasdaq Composite grew 57.54 points, or 2.10 percent, to 2802.51.

The Nasdaq posted its biggest daily percentage gain since October while the Dow scored its highest since early June 2008. And the broad S & P 500 has the best performance in a month.

The Dow Jones closed up 4.39 points, thin or 0.04 percent to 11,989.83 in connection with the discharge level of home sales data showed an increase. But the increase also occurs in jobless claims. Attraction between the positive data and negative data apparently still ongoing.

The average Dow Jones Industrial traded above 12 000 during the day but failed to close above that level. Dow did not close above 12,000 since June 19, 2008, as the financial crisis worsened.

Procter & Gamble Co., maker of consumer products such as detergents decreased 2.9 percent, the biggest decline among the 30 companies that make the Dow Jones average rose. P & G said commodity prices would cut profits.

AT & T Inc. fell 2 percent after it said that the new wireless contracts fell to their lowest level in five years terakhi. Caterpillar Inc. rose 0.9 percent after the fourth-quarter profit quadrupled due to high demand for mining and construction equipment.

As quoted from the AP on Thursday (27/01/2011) local time, the S & P 500 rose 2.91 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1299.54. The last time the index closed above 1300 is August 28, 2008.

The Dow rose 4.39 points, or 0.1 percent, to 11989.83. At this time perdagagngan index broke through 12,000 Wednesday for the first time since June 2008 but slipped in the afternoon. Dow Jones has gained 18.5 percent last year.

While the Nasdaq composite index rose 15.78, or 0.6 percent, to 2755.28.