
NEWYORK(Reuters)-StockssoldoffinlatetradingtoclosesharplyloweronFriday,withtheS&P500postingconsecutiveweeklylossesforthefirsttimesinceNovember,asinvestorsretreatedafteraseven-monthrunofgains.Tradersattributedsomeofthesellingtoglobalindexrebalancingandreallocationofinvestmentstobondsfromstocks,butadesiretoprotectprofitsalsocontributedtotheexoduslateinthesession."Asyousensedthewea...

TOKYO(Reuters)-AsiansharesandthedollarwerepressuredonThursday,underminedbyanovernightpullbackinglobalequitiesasinvestorsassessedtheimplicationsofapotentialsofteningoftheFederalReserve'smassivemonetarystimulusprogram.MSCI'sbroadestindexofAsia-PacificsharesoutsideJapanwasdown0.2percent,barelyaboveFriday'sfive-weeklowof464.99.SentimentwasweighedastheCBOEVolatilityindex,whichme...

NEWYORK(Reuters)-StocksroseonThursday,reboundingfromtheprevioussession'slosses,astepideconomicdataeasedconcernstheFederalReservewouldbegintograduallyscalebackitspolicyofstimulatinggrowth.Theday'sgainputtheS&P500ontracktoendthemonthabout3.6percenthigher,whiletheDowwasup3.3percentforthemonthsofar.TheNasdaqwasup4.9percent.Stockshavebeenvolatilerecentlyandcloselytiedtoalternatin...