European Indexes

	Index	Country	Change	% Change	Level	Last Update
	FTSE 100	England	-29.21	-0.44%	6,666.21	4:03am ET
	Euronext 100	Europe	-5.50	-0.64%	858.28	3:48am ET
	CAC 40	France	-32.10	-0.74%	4,325.64	3:48am ET
	DAX	Germany	-114.19	-1.13%	9,948.94	4:03am ET
	Swiss Market Index	Switzerland	-75.21	-0.92%	8,086.39	4:03am ET

Symbol	Name	Price		Change	%Change	Volume
FTSE	FTSE	6676.13		-19.29	-0.29%	15863628
DAX	DAX	10013.85		-49.28	-0.49%	1778711
CAC	CAC	4333.31		-24.43	-0.56%	2114695
IBEX 35	IBEX 35 Idx	8470.70		-53.70	-0.63%	4635494

 

 

 

Symbol	Name	Price		Change	%Change
DJIA	Dow Industrials	18533.05		16.50	0.09%
S& P 500	S& P 500 Index	2166.89		5.15	0.24%
NASDAQ	NASDAQ	5055.78		26.19	0.52%

 

US stocks close at record highs, Dow hits 7th straight day of gains

U.S. stocks closed at all-time highs Monday as Bank of America' s quarterly results helped investor confidence going into earnings season.

The Dow Jones industrial average ended about 15 points higher, with Goldman Sachs and Home Depot contributing the most gains. The blue-chips index extended its winning streak to seven days, with a fifth straight day of record closes.

" It will be more positive surprises than negative ones, and my guess is that guidance will give people a sense that we' re through the worst," said John Manley, chief equity strategist at Wells Fargo Funds, adding that the three-week equity rally is likely to " stick around" if earnings continue to surprise.

Second-quarter earnings kick into full gear this week.

" Earnings expectations were so low that there was no place else to go," said Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at R.W. Baird. Equity markets are likely to continue a rally as global monetary easing continues, he said.

" With record low interest rates, there' s no competition for stocks," Bittles said. " The money has to go somewhere." The strongest sectors, he said, have been those with high dividend yields, like consumer staples and telecom.

The energy sector was the biggest drag on the S & P as rising crude stockpiles fueled investor fear that another glut could be building, Reuters reported.

Gold futures settled up 0.1 percent at $ 1329.30 per ounce after earlier falling to a session low of $ 1,323.70 per ounce.

U.S. crude futures settled down 71 cents to $ 45.24 per barrel after ending the previous session up 27 cents. Brent crude futures settled down 1.37 percent at $ 46.96 per barrel.

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European Indexes

	Index	Country	Change	% Change	Level	Last Update
	FTSE 100	England	+27.34	+0.41%	6,696.58	4:31am ET
	Euronext 100	Europe	+1.07	+0.12%	865.89	4:15am ET
	CAC 40	France	+4.28	+0.10%	4,376.79	4:15am ET
	DAX	Germany	+9.32	+0.09%	10,076.22	4:31am ET
	Swiss Market Index	Switzerland	-3.83	-0.05%	8,152.43	4:30am ET