Dow Industrials,
up 201.77 points this week, or 1.59% to 12862.23.

• Highest close since May 19, 2008.
• Today, it rose 156.82 points, or 1.23%.
• Today’s top contributors to the Dow’s movement and their point contribution: CAT (27.32), IBM (15.97), CVX (13.70), XOM (10.52), MCD (10.52).
• Today’s laggards and their point contribution: PG (-4.16), MRK (-0.53), JNJ (0.38), WMT (0.68), PFE (0.68).

Nasdaq Composite,
up 89.11 points this week, or 3.16% to 2905.66.

• Biggest weekly point and percent gain since the week ended December 2, 2011.
• Highest close since December 12, 2000.
• Today, it gained 45.98 points, or 1.61%.

S&P 500,
up 28.57 points this week, or 2.17% to 1344.90.

• Biggest weekly point and percent gain since the week ended December 23, 2011.
• Highest close since July 22, 2011.
• Today, it added 19.36 points, or 1.46%.

Nymex crude
for March delivery lost $1.72 per barrel this week, or 1.73% to $97.84.

• Today Nymex Crude Oil gained $1.48 per barrel, or 1.54%.
• Snaps a five-day losing streak.

Comex gold
for February delivery gained $5.70 per troy ounce this week, or 0.33% to $1737.90.

• Up for five consecutive weeks.
• Today Comex Gold lost $18.90 per troy ounce, or 1.08%.

FTSE 100,
up 167.62 points this week, or 2.92%, to 5901.07.

• Up 264.43 points, or 4.69%, over the last three weeks.
• Best week since the week ending Friday, December 02, 2011.
• Today, it is up 105.00 points, or 1.81%.
• Up 229.98 points, or 4.06%, over the last four trading days.

Stoxx Europe 600,
up 9.20 points this week, or 3.60%, to 264.60.

• Best week since the week ending Friday, December 02, 2011.
• Today, it is up 4.49 points, or 1.73%.
• Up 12.08 points, or 4.78%, over the last four trading days.

Nymex crude for March delivery lost $1.25 per barrel, or 1.28% to $96.36.

• Down for five straight sessions.
• Down $3.34 or 3.35% over the past five sessions.
• Year-to-date it is down 2.50%.

Nymex natural gas for March delivery gained 17.20 cents per million btu’s, or 7.22% to $2.5540.

• Snaps a three-day losing streak.
• Year-to-date it is down 14.55%.

Dow Industrials, up 415.35 points in January, or 3.40% to 12632.91.

• Biggest monthly point and percent gain since October.
• On years when the DJIA ended the month of January with a gain, it finished the full year higher 82% of the time.
• Today it fell 20.81 points, or 0.16%.
• Today’s top contributors to the Dow’s movement and their point contribution: AXP (7.72), UTX (5.60), MCD (2.72), JPM (2.19), JNJ (1.51).
• Today’s laggards and their point contribution: XOM (-13.24), CAT (-9.76), MRK (-4.77), MMM (-4.77), HD (-2.88).

Nasdaq Composite, up 208.69 points in January, or 8.01% to 2813.84.

• Biggest monthly point and percent gain since October.
• Today, it added 1.90 points, or 0.07%.

S&P 500, up 54.81 points this month, or 4.36% to 1312.41.

• Biggest monthly point and percent gain since October.
• Today, it fell 0.60 points, or 0.05%.
• Down 1.03% over the last four days.

Nymex crude for March delivery lost $0.35 per barrel this month, or 0.35% to $98.48.

• Today Nymex Crude Oil lost $0.30 per barrel, or 0.30%.
• Down $1.22 or 1.22% over the past three sessions.

Comex gold for February delivery gained $172.00 per troy ounce this month, or 10.98% to $1737.80.

• Best month since August 2011.
• Today Comex Gold gained $6.80 per troy ounce, or 0.39%.

Dow Industrials, fell 60.02 points this week, or 0.47% to 12660.46.

• Today, it lost 74.17 points, or 0.58%.
• Biggest point and percent drop this year, since December 28, 2011.
• Today’s top contributors to the Dow’s movement and their point contribution: UTX (1.59), AA (0.53), INTC (0.00), BAC (-0.08), CAT (-0.23).
• Today’s laggards and their point contribution: CVX (-19.90), XOM (-7.11), BA (-5.75), TRV (-4.92), KO (-4.31).

Nasdaq Composite, up 29.85 points this week, or 1.07% to 2816.55.

• Today, it added 11.27 points, or 0.40%.

S&P 500, up 0.95 points this week, or 0.07% to 1316.33.

• Today, it fell 2.10 points, or 0.16%.

FTSE 100, up 4.90 points this week, or 0.09%, to 5733.45.

• Up 96.81 points, or 1.72%, over the last two weeks.
• Today, it is down 61.75 points, or 1.07%.

Stoxx Europe 600, down 0.45 points this week, or 0.18%, to 255.40.

• Worst week since the week ending Friday, December 16, 2011.
• Today, it is down 2.46 points, or 0.95%.

Dow Industrials, up 298.42 points this week, or 2.40% to 12720.48.

• Biggest weekly point and percent gain since the week ended December 23, 2011.
• Highest close since July 21, 2011.
• Today, it rose 96.50 points, or 0.76%.
• Today’s top contributors to the Dow’s movement and their point contribution: IBM (60.55), MSFT (12.03), TRV (9.76), HPQ (7.42), INTC (5.68).
• Today’s laggards and their point contribution: AXP (-6.89), HD (-6.81), UTX (-3.78), MMM (-1.14), DIS (-0.98).

Nasdaq Composite, up 76.03 points this week, or 2.80% to 2786.70.

• Biggest weekly point and percent gain since the week ended December 2, 2011.
• Today, it fell 1.63 points, or 0.06%.

S&P 500, up 26.29 points this week, or 2.04% to 1315.38.

• Biggest weekly point and percent gain since the week ended December 23, 2011.
• Today, it added 0.88 points, or 0.07%.

Nymex crude for February delivery lost $0.24 per barrel this week, or 0.24% to $98.46.

• Down $3.10 per barrel, or 3.05%, over the last two weeks.
• Today Nymex Crude Oil lost $1.93 per barrel, or 1.92%.
• Down $2.25 or 2.23% over the past three sessions.

Comex gold for January delivery gained $33.30 per troy ounce this week, or 2.04% to $1663.70.

• Up $97.90 per troy ounce, or 6.25%, over the last three weeks.
• Today Comex Gold gained $9.60 per troy ounce, or 0.58%.

FTSE 100, up 91.91 points this week, or 1.63%, to 5728.55.

• Best week since the week ending Friday, December 23, 2011.
• Today, it is down 12.60 points, or 0.22%.

Stoxx Europe 600, up 6.67 points this week, or 2.68%, to 255.85.

• Up 22.14 points, or 9.47%, over the last five weeks.
• Best week since the week ending Friday, December 23, 2011.
• Today, it is down 0.72 points, or 0.28%.

Dow Industrials, up 62.14 points this week, or 0.50%, to 12422.06.

• Up 204.50 points, or 1.67%, over the last two weeks.
• Today, it is down 48.96 points, or 0.39%.
• Today’s top contributors to the Dow’s movement and their point contribution: CVX (8.48), CAT (4.09), DD (2.27), MSFT (1.82), XOM (1.06).
• Today’s laggards and their point contribution: IBM (-10.52), UTX (-8.78), JPM (-7.04), BA (-6.89), MMM (-5.15).

Nasdaq Composite, up 36.45 points this week, or 1.36%, to 2710.67.

• Up 105.52 points, or 4.05%, over the last two weeks.
• Today, it is down 14.03 points, or 0.51%.

S&P 500, up 11.28 points this week, or 0.88%, to 1289.09.

• Up 31.49 points, or 2.50%, over the last two weeks.
• Today, it is down 6.41 points, or 0.49%.