Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 23.05 points to 11,476.20 points, down 0.20%; the Nasdaq composite index rose 7.45 points to 2,644.76 points, or 0.28%; Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.44 points to 1,242.43 points, down 0.04% .
Among the major plates, the best performance of the tech sector, pharmaceutical sector underperformed the broader market, the weakest performance of the telecommunications sector. Dow component Merck (MRK) fell 1.9%, Pfizer (PFE) fell 1.1%.
Thursday, the Dow and S & P 500 Index since September 2008 at a new high. So far this week, the Dow is up about 0.5%. S & P 500 index points from Friday's closing up 0.1%. The Nasdaq rose 0.2% in the week.
The Conference Board announced that the United States, the United States in November leading economic indicators appeared the largest increase since 8 months, indicating that the rate of U.S. economic recovery next year, will accelerate. Tracking orders and new products, including data such as index of leading economic indicators rose 1.1%, in line with accepted average estimate of economists surveyed by MarketWatch.
But the message is still cause for concern overseas. Agency Moody's Investors Service lowered its rating on Friday to Ireland 5 grades, from Aa2 cut to Baa1, and warned that if the country can not achieve the desired economic growth, its financial position will continue to deteriorate.
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