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Major Index Intra-Day & 50-Day Performance For Wednesday

March 12, 2009 (FinancialWire) -- The S&P 500 (SPX), Dow Jones Industrials (INDU), NYSE Composite (NYE) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ) all had modest up- and down-shifts on Wednesday, and continue struggling against their 50-day figures.

Intra-day figures for Wednesday, March 11, 2009, are as follows:

Wednesday's intra-day range of change for the S&P was 2.51% (18.07 points), with a low point of -0.80% (-5.75 points) a high point of +1.71% (+12.32 points), gaining 0.24% (1.76 points) from Tuesday's close, to finish the day at 721.36.

The Dow's intra-day range was 3.95% (273.67 points), with a low point of -1.76% (-121.94 points) and a high point of +2.19% (+151.73 points), gaining 0.06% (3.91 points) from Tuesday's close, to finish the day at 6,930.40.

The NYSE's intra-day range was 2.71% (121.96 points), with a low point of -0.92% (-41.41 points), and reaching an intra-day high point of +1.79% (+80.55 points), gaining 0.13% (6.00 points) from Tuesday's close, to finish the day at 4,505.38.

Intra-day change for the Nasdaq saw a range of 2.41% (32.69 points), with a low point of -0.42% (-5.68 points) and a high point of +1.99% (+27.01 points), gaining 0.98% (13.36 points) from Tuesday's close, to finish the day at 1,371.64.

50-day rolling average comparisons and totals through Wednesday, March 11, 2009, are as follows:

On the day, The S&P traded at 18.19% above its 50-day average daily volume, closed at 11.74% (95.99 points) below its 50-day average, and has lost a total of 17.35% (151.44 points) in the last 50 days.

The Dow traded at 18.19% above its 50-day average daily volume, closed at 12.04% (948.85 points) below its 50-day average, and has lost a total of 18.61% (1,585.15 points) in the last 50 days.

The NYSE traded at 18.19% above its 50-day average daily volume, closed at 12.49% (643.13 points) below its 50-day average, and has lost a total of 18.65% (1,032.81 points) in the last 50 days.

The Nasdaq traded at 3.81% above its 50-day average daily volume, closed at 7.58% (112.46 points) below its 50-day average, and has lost a total of 10.36% (158.60 points) in the last 50 days.

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