Volume extremely light, the New York Stock Exchange volume of 516 million shares, Nasdaq volume was 218 million shares. New York Stock Exchange outnumbered 3 to 1, the Nasdaq Stock Market breadth was 15 to 11.
Asian stock markets ended mixed Friday, Tokyo stocks closed higher, while China and South Korea had been a drop in the stock market.
As a result of a number of Asian stock markets closed for holiday, the United Kingdom and Europe in the stock market is still closed. The Japanese government report on industrial output record the largest decline, the highest since 1953, the Japanese government to collect data since the beginning of a new high.
Wednesday, in November as a result of consumer spending and durable goods orders figures were better than expected, U.S. stocks rose slightly. Dow up 0.6 percent, the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.6 percent, the Nasdaq rose 0.2 percent. U.S. stocks closed Thursday.
U.S. Christmas holiday sales this year, down 4% year-on-year
According to MasterCard Advisors (MasterCard Advisors)'s SpendingPulse's retail data released Friday reported that this year's holiday sales season, the U.S. consumer is not only a necessity to reduce spending, but also to reduce the clothing, electronics and jewelry And so on, therefore, the highest retail sales fell 4%.
According to MasterCard's research and analysis, vice president of Maikenaman Michael (Michael McNamara), said this year's holiday season, consumer spending since the beginning of 2002 from the MasterCard SpendingPulse provide services to its lowest level since. According to his forecast, excluding car and gasoline sales, on November 1 to December 24 between the retail sales fell 2% to 4%.
SpendingPulseG reported on November 1 to December 24 between the women's sales fell 23% in the same period last year, men's sales were down 14%; electronics and electrical appliances sales fell 27 percent year-on-year, with more than 1000 U.S. dollars of product sales The worst; luxury goods such as jewelry sales dropped 35% year-on-year.
Maikenaman said: "To put this in perspective, this year's holiday sales season ever has been the most challenging time."
U.S. consumers are currently experiencing an economic downturn and tightening credit standards and the 15-year high unemployment rate and so on the plight and therefore reduce the holiday season gift expenditures. United's second-largest department store chain Mae (Macy's Inc.) And a luxury department store operator Saks Inc.'s The highest price range are up to 70%, hoping to attract consumers, its profit margins would likely suffer.
Earlier this week, according to Chicago-based research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp. Published report said on December 19 to 21 U.S. retail sales fell 5.3 percent year-on-year, customer traffic dropped 24% in the same period last year, hitting a new all-time high decline The discount retailer indicated that further measures failed to attract consumers to play a role.
ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) also announcement this week reported that opened at least a year or more retail outlets in November and December sales may fall up to 2% higher than previously expected decline of 1 percent, which would Make this year's Christmas sales season, at least 40 years since the worst performance.
After the Christmas sales season from now on, and the holiday season's retail sales will decline during this period to continue to pressure.
U.S. retailers Union (NRF), a spokesman Scott - Krugman (Scott Krugman) in the Dec. 24 interview, said: "The Friday after Christmas will be another 'Black Friday'. For Retailers, this year the week after Christmas than ever before is all the more important. "
So far this year, S & P 500 retail index has fallen by 34%, of its 27 stocks, only two rose. The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart is not the index constituent stocks of the company on December 24 in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) trading up 15 cents to 55.44 U.S. dollars, has so far this year, up 17%.
Asian stock markets ended mixed Friday, Tokyo stocks closed higher, while China and South Korea had been a drop in the stock market.
As a result of a number of Asian stock markets closed for holiday, the United Kingdom and Europe in the stock market is still closed. The Japanese government report on industrial output record the largest decline, the highest since 1953, the Japanese government to collect data since the beginning of a new high.
Wednesday, in November as a result of consumer spending and durable goods orders figures were better than expected, U.S. stocks rose slightly. Dow up 0.6 percent, the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.6 percent, the Nasdaq rose 0.2 percent. U.S. stocks closed Thursday.
U.S. Christmas holiday sales this year, down 4% year-on-year
According to MasterCard Advisors (MasterCard Advisors)'s SpendingPulse's retail data released Friday reported that this year's holiday sales season, the U.S. consumer is not only a necessity to reduce spending, but also to reduce the clothing, electronics and jewelry And so on, therefore, the highest retail sales fell 4%.
According to MasterCard's research and analysis, vice president of Maikenaman Michael (Michael McNamara), said this year's holiday season, consumer spending since the beginning of 2002 from the MasterCard SpendingPulse provide services to its lowest level since. According to his forecast, excluding car and gasoline sales, on November 1 to December 24 between the retail sales fell 2% to 4%.
SpendingPulseG reported on November 1 to December 24 between the women's sales fell 23% in the same period last year, men's sales were down 14%; electronics and electrical appliances sales fell 27 percent year-on-year, with more than 1000 U.S. dollars of product sales The worst; luxury goods such as jewelry sales dropped 35% year-on-year.
Maikenaman said: "To put this in perspective, this year's holiday sales season ever has been the most challenging time."
U.S. consumers are currently experiencing an economic downturn and tightening credit standards and the 15-year high unemployment rate and so on the plight and therefore reduce the holiday season gift expenditures. United's second-largest department store chain Mae (Macy's Inc.) And a luxury department store operator Saks Inc.'s The highest price range are up to 70%, hoping to attract consumers, its profit margins would likely suffer.
Earlier this week, according to Chicago-based research firm ShopperTrak RCT Corp. Published report said on December 19 to 21 U.S. retail sales fell 5.3 percent year-on-year, customer traffic dropped 24% in the same period last year, hitting a new all-time high decline The discount retailer indicated that further measures failed to attract consumers to play a role.
ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) also announcement this week reported that opened at least a year or more retail outlets in November and December sales may fall up to 2% higher than previously expected decline of 1 percent, which would Make this year's Christmas sales season, at least 40 years since the worst performance.
After the Christmas sales season from now on, and the holiday season's retail sales will decline during this period to continue to pressure.
U.S. retailers Union (NRF), a spokesman Scott - Krugman (Scott Krugman) in the Dec. 24 interview, said: "The Friday after Christmas will be another 'Black Friday'. For Retailers, this year the week after Christmas than ever before is all the more important. "
So far this year, S & P 500 retail index has fallen by 34%, of its 27 stocks, only two rose. The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart is not the index constituent stocks of the company on December 24 in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) trading up 15 cents to 55.44 U.S. dollars, has so far this year, up 17%.
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