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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 2004
Page
5
NYSE listed names show Micron Motorola and AT&T among many major components with mixed closes. IBM Exxon Mobil CitiGroup JPMorgan among others posted varying gains and declines as investors weighed earnings and market momentum.
Eastern Cornbelt carcass prices are lower across several weights from 0.5 to 0.9 inch back fat with quotes ranging 58.00 to 75.78. Illinois direct hog purchases total 14 342 with prices for 1 to 3 300 400 Ibs at 35.00 to 39.00 and boars under 300 Ibs at 28.00 to 33.00.
Gasoline futures rose to a record $1.1930 a gallon amid fears of tight inventories and refinery outages during summer driving season. May futures settled at $1.1820, while June crude closed at $36.71 as analysts cited short-covering for most gains.
Wall Street rallied as earnings from Caterpillar and UPS boosted confidence in the economy. The Dow rose 143.93 points to 10,461.20 while the Nasdaq gained 37.28 to 2,032.91 and the S P 500 advanced 15.84. Investors weighed Federal Reserve Chair Greenspan’s testimony as rate hike expectations persisted.
Benign U.S. economic data trimmed the dollar’s recent gains as it faded against the euro after a mixed session. The dollar rose briefly against the euro, Swiss franc and yen earlier in the day before slipping on weaker than expected weekly jobless claims. Currency analyst Alex Beuzelin of Ruesch International commented on the move.
Soybeans rose 12 cents to 9.47 a bushel as grains moved in mixed directions with corn steady and wheat down. Dollar momentum edged higher on expectations of Fed rate hikes though officials stressed patience before tightening. Greenspan’s Senate remarks cited deflation no longer an issue.
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