JGBs surge on Treasury gains due to subprime woes

(Reuters) - Such concerns battered U.S. stocks late last week, when
Standard & Poor's 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite Index
on Friday posted their worst one-day percentage drops
since a global sell-off in equities in late February.




"JGBs are at the mercy of external factors," said Tetsuya
Miura, bond strategist at Shinko Securities.


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US STOCKS-Indexes end down sharply on credit fears

(Reuters) - All three indexes dropped more than 2 percent. For the
week, the Dow was down 0.7 percent, the S&P 500 was down 1.8
percent and the Nasdaq was down 2 percent.




Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones
industrial average fell 284.84 points, or 2.12 percent,
to unofficially end at 13,178.49. The Standard & Poor's 500
Index was down 39.39 points, or 2.68 percent, to finish
unofficially at 1,432.81. The Nasdaq Composite Index
was down 64.73 points, or 2.51 percent, to close unofficially
at 2,511.25.


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US STOCKS-Indexes open up on earnings view

(Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average was up 45.11
points, or 0.34 percent, at 13,403.42. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was up 6.15 points, or 0.42 percent, at
1,480.06. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 23.04
points, or 0.89 percent, at 2,606.32.




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US STOCKS-Indexes rise after last week's sell-off

(Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average was up 43.09
points, or 0.32 percent, at 13,308.56. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was up 4.69 points, or 0.32 percent, at
1,463.64. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 8.45
points, or 0.33 percent, at 2,570.69.




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US STOCKS-Wall St ends sharply lower on credit concerns

(Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average was down 207.53
points, or 1.54 percent, at 13,266.04. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was down 23.67 points, or 1.60 percent, at
1,458.99. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 37.10
points, or 1.43 percent, at 2,562.24.




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US STOCKS-Indexes add losses on news home sales data

(Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average was down 115.59
points, or 0.84 percent, at 13,669.48. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was down 17.91 points, or 1.18 percent, at
1,500.18. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 27.26
points, or 1.03 percent, at 2,620.91.




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Stocks up on Boeing, Amazon.com; housing eyed

(Reuters) - The drop followed news that DaimlerChrysler had postponed a $12 billion auto loan deal.




The Dow Jones industrial average was down 5.52 points, or 0.04 percent, at 13,711.43. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 2.53 points, or 0.17 percent, at 1,508.51. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 3.53 points, or 0.13 percent, at 2,636.33.


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US STOCKS-Indexes rise on profit reports

(Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average was up 78.12
points, or 0.56 percent, at 13,996.34. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was up 6.83 points, or 0.44 percent, at
1,553.00. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 19.50
points, or 0.72 percent, at 2,718.99.




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S&P 500 hits lifetime record, surpasses 2000 high

(Reuters) - The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 5.99 points, or 0.39 percent, at 1,553.69.




The Dow Jones industrial average was up 49.99 points, or 0.36 percent, at 13,911.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 1.37 points, or 0.05 percent, at 2,703.10.


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Asian stocks dip after U.S. data

(Reuters) - The Institute for Supply Management's services index rose to its highest level in a year in June, while a report from ADP Employer Services pointed to robust jobs growth, leading market participants to believe that U.S. payrolls data due later on Friday will be better than expected.




The news pushed the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield up to 5.15 percent from around 5.06 percent early on Thursday, sending the blue-chip Dow down a touch. But the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index added 0.4 percent, helped by a rally in Apple Inc. .


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US STOCKS-Indexes gain at open on tame inflation

(Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average was up 23.90
points, or 0.18 percent, at 13,446.18. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was up 2.25 points, or 0.15 percent, at
1,507.96. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 10.91
points, or 0.42 percent, at 2,619.28.




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US STOCKS-Blue chips slip at open on inflation data

(Reuters) - The Nasdaq was higher. Chip maker Intel Corp.
received a brokerage upgrade.




The Dow Jones industrial average was down 19.03
points, or 0.14 percent, at 13,408.70. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was down 0.99 points, or 0.07 percent, at
1,505.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.09 points
at 2,605.44.


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US STOCKS-Indexes rise with energy and tech shares

(Reuters) - Major indexes had fallen earlier in the day after
weaker-than-expected durable goods data.




The Dow Jones industrial average was up 37.96
points, or 0.28 percent, at 13,375.62. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was up 8.19 points, or 0.55 percent, at
1,501.08. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 23.38
points, or 0.91 percent, at 2,597.54.


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US STOCKS-Indexes open lower on rate concerns

(Reuters) - The Dow Jones industrial average was down 46.49
points, or 0.34 percent, at 13,548.97. The Standard & Poor's
500 Index was down 5.85 points, or 0.38 percent, at
1,525.10. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 13.05
points, or 0.50 percent, at 2,598.18.




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