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Stocks regained their footing in choppy trading Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 closing at a fresh high, but a sharp decline in Apple kept a lid on the Nasdaq's gains.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of homebuilders tumbled Thursday on a report that U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in April, but analysts said the drop could be looked at as a buying opportunity. According to the Commerce Department, builders started construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000, a 16.5 percent drop from the March pace of 1.02 million.
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Stocks regained their footing in choppy trading Wednesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 closing at a fresh high, but a sharp decline in Apple kept a lid on the Nasdaq's gains.
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Home builders have been pausing after a big run, and yesterday momentum buyers came back to the group.
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CNBC real estate reporter Diana Olick with what to expect in the housing sector this spring.
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With the quarter quickly drawing to a close, Jim Cramer thinks the week ahead could be whopper.
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Stocks finished in negative territory Thursday, dragged by techs, amid ongoing concerns over Cyprus' ability to get a bailout.
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*1st- quarter loss $0.16/ share vs est. loss $0.22/ share. *To invest more than $1 billion in 2013 on land acquisition. March 21- KB Home, the fifth-largest U.S. homebuilder, plans to invest more than $1 billion this year on land acquisition and development as it steps up growth initiatives amid a strong U.S. housing recovery.
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Stock index futures hovered around the flatline Thursday following the weekly jobless claims report, while uncertainty in Cyprus kept investors on edge.
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Housing and jobs data will get a close look from traders Thursday, as they continue to dissect the latest comments from the Fed.
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Stocks cut their losses in the final hour of trading to close narrowly mixed Tuesday, after lawmakers in Cyprus overwhelmingly voted against the controversial bank bailout deal.
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The Fed could add fuel to the market rally in the week ahead, keeping the Dow on track for its best first quarter since 1998.
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Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell Wednesday:
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*Lennar Corp, Toll Brothers enter rental market as demand shifts. March 12- Battered by the financial crisis, homebuilders in the United States are adopting a targeted approach to growth as the cyclical housing market swings upward again.
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CNBC's Diana Olick looks at today's mortgage application numbers. A drop in the rate of the 30-year fixed sent mortgage apps higher, she reports.
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Stocks ended near their best levels Tuesday, recovering from their worst one-day drop in 2013, following Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech and buoyed by a batch of upbeat economic reports.
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Although the U.S. housing market is improving, some analysts are saying the run may be over for the home builder stocks.
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After some home builder stocks nearly doubled in 2012, one analyst says the group has gotten ahead of itself. But he has another stock that could double as housing recovers.
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Stocks finished modestly higher across the board Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 closing at their best levels since October 2007, lifted by optimism for more M&A deals and after positive economic data from Europe.
