U.S. stocks end mixed session mostly higher for May

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks on Friday ended the session and month mostly ahead, as personal computer giant Dell Inc. reported profits that exceeded forecasts and the government said a key gauge of inflation was temperate in April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7.9 points to end at 12,638.32, giving it a 1.4% loss for the month. The S&P 500 climbed 2.12 points to 1,400.38, a gain of 1.1% for May. The Nasdaq Composite gained 14.34 points to 2,522.66, a monthly rise of 4.6%.
Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

Original post by Forextvblog

This entry was posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 1:21 pm and is filed under Daily Forex Analysis. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.