In one of the quietest trading sessions of the year, markets closed negligibly lower as Germany raised objections about bond purchases by the ECB. With minute losses yesterday, the Dow and
Encouraging earnings results coupled with consumer confidence and leading indicators data pushed the markets higher on Friday. After the Dow closed four points short of the highest level since
Weak Japanese GDP data affected the domestic mood and dragged the benchmarks lower on Monday. The dismal economic reading from Japan came on the heels of disappointing data from China, thus