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US stocks slide over banking
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US stocks slide over banking woesFebruary 14, 2009 - 9:10AM
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US stocks dipped on Friday to their lowest since November as persistent worries about the banking sector tempered news the Obama administration was set to announce on Wednesday a plan to stem home foreclosures.
Initial enthusiasm over the prospect of relief on the housing front proved to be short-lived after the White House cautioned against unreasonable expectations and doubts lingered about how banks will cleanse their books of toxic assets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 82.35 points, or 1%, at 7850.41. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index
lost 8.36 points, or 1%, at 826.83. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 7.35 points, or 0.5%, at 1534.36. DOW JONES 低于8000点了。
The Dow marked its worst close since the November 20 bear market closing low, and the S& registered its worst weekly performance since late November.Shares of JPMorgan shed 3.3% to $US25.30 on Friday, making the stock one of the top drags on the Dow. The KBW Bank index fell 5.3% and ended down 14% for the week.
"The banks are still a concern, plus we have a long weekend coming up,'' said Peter Jankovskis, director of research at OakBrook Investments. "There are people that may be deciding they want to be out of the market for a few days.
The market will be closed on Monday for the Presidents Day holiday.
Britain's Lloyds Banking Group stoked banking sector concerns after it said its HBOS unit had a pretax loss of 8.5 billion pounds ($18.7 billion) for 2008, driven by 7 billion pounds loans, raising fears that the already partly nationalized bank will need further state help. 银行系统的苦日子还没到顶啊
Some big manufacturers, however, moved higher, on expectations they will benefit from the $US787 billion economic stimulus plan that the US Congress is expected to approve later on Friday.
Planemaker Boeing climbed 1.6% to $US40.48, while United Technologies, the world's largest manufacturer of elevators and air conditioners, added 0.4% to $US47.09.
Consumer stocks dropped on skepticism whether consumers will rush to spend the tax cuts that are part of the $US787 billion stimulus package; the US House of Representatives approved the package on Friday afternoon and the Senate was due to vote on the bill starting later today.
US consumer confidence in February fell to its lowest level in three months as sentiment grew increasingly gloomy over an economic downturn that most expected to last more than five years, a survey showed on Friday.
Wal-Mart Stores shares fell 3.3% to $US46.53, making it the top drag in the Dow. Home Depot dropped 3.5% to $US21.22. The S& Retail index slid 2.1%.
The Nasdaq was weighed down by a decline by Research in Motion after Credit Suisse its rating on the stock to "underperform'' from "neutral'' as it forecast lower average selling prices for the BlackBerry.
Volume was light on the New York Stock Exchange, where about 1.24 billion shares changed hands, below last year's estimated daily average volume of 1.49 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, about 2 billion shares traded, also below last year's daily average of 2.28 billion.
Decliners outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by a ratio of about 3 to 2, while on the Nasdaq, the ratio was about five to four.
经济刺激的方案一个一个的通过,但股市就像被强心针打了,上了一点,挺了一阵,最终又下来了
难道中国的能独善其身?还是中国是领先全球先跌的最厉害的,现在也是领先全球先涨的最厉害的?还是中国这次真的能够很快恢复经济的?带领全球走出?
不懂,无语!
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