The NASDAQ Was the Only Gainer Today As Investors Braced Themselves for Tomorrow's FOMC Statement

The NASDAQ Composite Index was the only gainer of the 3 major indexes today as anticipation related to tomorrow's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement produced some bearishness. 1,371,187,390 shares were traded @ The New York Stock Exchange® today.


Shares of Google gained $3.89 (1.06%) to close @ $369.69; the stock then gained an additional $0.33 in after-hours trading this evening.


Shares of Zimmer Holding fell by $2.55 (3.72%) to close @ $66.00. Zimmer is the global #1 producer of artificial hips and artificial knees.

Shares of Stryker Corporation lost $2.67 (5.63%) to close @ $44.78; the stock then lost an additional $0.12 in after-hours trading.


Summary of The New York Markets:

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DJIA: Closed Lower @ 11,250.11 (-29.86)

NASDAQ: Closed Higher @ 2,315.58 (+2.76)

S&P 500: Closed Lower @ 1,301.61 (-1.34)

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NYMEX Crude Oil Future is currently @ $64.15/barrel

New York Spot Gold closed Higher @ $566.80/ounce

Currently, The U.S. Dollar buys 0.8328 Euros

Currently, The Euro buys 1.2008 U.S. Dollars

The U.S. Prime Rate is 7.5%

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