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The article states that the stock index the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 140 points following trading on September 16, 2015, as expectations among investors that the U.S. central bank the Federal Reserve (Fed) would increase interest-rates began to fade. The article also states that the stock indexes the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Index made gains during the week beginning September 14, 2015. The article presents comments from financial services firm J.P. Morgan Private Bank equity portfolio manager Jack Caffrey.

The article states that the U.S. stock index the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 6.6 percent in August 2015, and that it declined 0.7 percent at the end of trading on August 31, 2015. According to the article, the stock index the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 fell 0.8 percent and the stock index the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.1 percent on August 31. It also states that the European stock index the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 8.5 percent during August. The article also discusses sluggish economic growth in emerging markets.

The article discusses a significant increase in the stock prices of several U.S. cybersecurity firms such as Palo Alto Networks Inc., CyberArk Software Ltd., and Infoblox Inc. and the potential drawbacks to such increases as of mid-2015. According to the article, cybersecurity firms benefited from spending by governments and private companies on cybersecurity. The article also discusses increases in the stock index the Nasdaq Composite Index and the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security Exchange-Traded Fund.

The article states that the stock exchange the Nasdaq Composite Index rose to a record level of 5132.95 on June 18, 2015, due to a surge in the price of shares in biotechnology companies such as BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Celgene, and Gilead Sciences. The article also states that the stock indexes the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 180.10 points and the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 gained 20.80 points following trading on June 18, 2015.

The article states that the stock index the S&P 500 climbed 4.76 points to 2117.69 on April 24, 2015, and that technology stocks on the S&P 500 rose by a percentage point following a record-setting day the Nasdaq Composite Index. According to the article, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 21.45 points on April 24, 2015. The article presents comments from the firm UBS Wealth Management Americas cross-asset strategy head Stephen Freedman.

The article discusses U.S. stock market results for March 25, 2015. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite index fell 1.62% and 2.37%, respectively. A report on weaker-than-expected orders for durable goods is said to have been among factors influencing investors. Companies in the biotechnology sector were notably bad performers, with Gilead Sciences falling 1.5% and Celgene losing 4.2%.

The article discuses financial market results for March 16, 2015. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite Index, and Standard & Poor's 500 index all rose 1.19% or more, while the euro gained 0.7% against the U.S. dollar. Additional commentary is presented about how expectations among investors for an interest-rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve has affected securities prices.

The article discusses U.S. stock market results for December 5, 2014. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 58.69 points, while the Nasdaq Composite Index and Standard & Poor's 500 index added 11.32 and 3.45 points, respectively. Joe Spinelli of Deutsche Bank said positive reports on the U.S. economy including a strong jobs report make it more likely a rally in stock prices will continue to the end of the year.

The article discusses U.S. stock market results for October 23, 2014. The Standard & Poor's 500 index, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite Index all rose by 1.23% or more. Investors were said to be encouraged by corporate earnings reports for the third quarter of 2014 that have turned out better than expected.

The article discusses U.S. stock market results for October 21, 2014. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 215.14 points, while the Nasdaq Composite Index and Standard & poor's 500 index added 103.40 and 37.27 points, respectively. The Nasdaq was aided by gains in consumer-electronics producer Apple Inc. following a strong quarterly earnings report.

The article discusses U.S. stock market results for August 5, 2014. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.84% and 0.97%, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite Index sustained a 0.71% loss. Larry Peruzzi of financial-services firm Cabrera Capital Markets said investors were anxious and apt to quickly sell stocks.

The article discusses U.S. stock market results for July 1, 2014. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard Poor's 500 index finished at record highs of 16956.07 and 1973.32, respectively, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 50.47 points to finish at 4458.65. Joseph Spinelli of banking company Deutsche Bank AG said stock prices were likely to continue moving higher absent any economic or political crisis.

The article informs about the decrease in the share prices of several information technology companies on the stock market index Nasdaq Composite Index including Apple Inc., Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

The article reports that the Nasdaq Composite Index has gotten close to breaking its 15-year record on April 22, 2015.

The article states that the stock market index the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 59.66 points following trading on April 14, 2015, and also states that the stock index the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 gained 3.41 points and the stock index Nasdaq Composite Index fell 10.96 points.

The article discusses reduced prices of the U.S. stocks on various stock exchangers including Nasdaq, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nikkei Stock Average.