Tag: S&P 500 Index

Wall Street up as oil prices boost energy, materials stocks

Wed Feb 17, 2016/Reuters By Abhiram Nandakumar Wall Street was higher on Wednesday, on track for a third straight day of gains, led by gains in energy and materials as oil prices held on to their gains. Nine of the 10 major S&P sectors were higher, led by the 1.6 […]

Wall St. turns negative after weak services data

Wed Feb 3, 2016/Reuters By Tanya Agrawal U.S. stocks gave up early gains and turned negative on Wednesday after data showed that the economy’s service sector expanded at a slower-than-expected rate, raising concerns that weakness in manufacturing is spreading to other sectors. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its […]