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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 2002
Page
4
Wall Street closed lower as sellers returned, with the Dow down 106.49 at 9,834.68 and the Nasdaq slipping to 1,716.24. Tech led losses after Ciena issued a revenue warning and Intel cut earnings guidance, signaling renewed risk aversion.
Chicago grain futures show soybeans down with no fresh catalysts to push higher while wheat eases and corn holds steady. March soybeans drop to 4.44 per bushel, wheat at 2.78 3/4, corn steady at 2.06 3/4, oats rise to 2.25 per bushel.
Dow Jones finishes at 9834.68 up 106.49 as trading tracks mixed signals from tech and banks. S&P 500 slips to 1080.95 while Nasdaq edges higher, NYSE volume totals top 1.65 billion shares with 1,289 issues up and 1,853 down.
The Dow briefly rose above the 10,000 mark after the Philadelphia Fed said January manufacturing activity in the region improved for the second straight month. Gains faded as market gloom persisted.
Eastern Cornbelt prices are steady to weak with lean ranges for 0.5 to 0.9 inch backfat and negotiated purchases of 13,920 Illinois Direct Hogs. Demand is moderate for light offerings as weights from 300 to over 600 pounds fetch 24.00 to 31.00 dollars. Boars under 300 pounds bring 22.00 to 27.00 while over 300 pounds sell 12.00 to 16.00.
A fragment shows stock prices with figures 38.46 and 52.80 followed by 13.49 and 274, suggesting a condensed market update. No company names or dates are readable, but the numbers imply a quick rundown of equity values and indices.
Private economists cite a 0.6 percent January rise in the Conference Board Leading Economic Indicators and a narrower December trade deficit of 25.3 billion as signs the downturn may have ended. The Dow slipped 106.49 to 9834.68 as economists revise estimates, with GDP likely up about 1 percent for Q4.
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