The Dow , S&P and Nasdaq are just points away from breaking their monthly losing streaks at 4 straight months of losses. Here's what they would need to rally today to have their first positive month since October:
- Dow - 50 points or .4%
- S&P - 15.4 points or 1.2%
- Nasdaq - 10.3 or .5%
Longest losing streaks:
- Dow - 9 straight months from Aug 1941 through April 1942
- S&P - 9 straight months from Jan through Sept 1974
- Nasdaq - 8 straight months from Feb through Sept 1974
The last time the Dow and Nasdaq had 5 consecutive months of losses was in 2002 (6 month streaks from April to Sept). The last time the S&P 500 has 5 months in a row of losses was 1990 (5 month streak June through Oct).
Amongst the biggest gainers on the S&P on the open are:
- Fortune Brands
- Rowan Companies
- Noble Corp
Amongst the biggest gainers on the Dow on the open are:
- Dupont
- Intel
- General Motors
Amongst the biggest gainers on the Nasdaq on the open are:
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- SanDisk
- Logitech
