August 5, 2009 (FinancialWire) — The S&P 500 (SPX), Dow Jones Industrials (INDU), NYSE Composite (NYE) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ) have all made significant progress against their 50-day rolling averages, through yesterday, with the Nasdaq leading the way.

50-day rolling average comparisons and totals through yesterday are as follows:

The Nasdaq netted a 50-day total gain of 18.87% (319.30 points). The Nasdaq traded at 0.27% above its 50-day average daily volume yesterday, and closed at 8.78% (162.40 points) above its 50-day average. On the day, the Nasdaq gained 2.70 points (0.13%) over the previous session to close at 2,011.31, with an intra-day range of 21.85 points (1.09%) that saw a high point of plus 6.98 points (+0.35%) and a low point of minus 14.87 points (-0.74%).

The S&P netted a 50-day total gain of 13.38% (118.65 points). The S&P traded at 12.58% above its 50-day average daily volume, and closed at 7.90% (73.65 points) above its 50-day average. On the day, the S&P gained 3.02 points (0.30%) over the previous session to close at 1,005.65, with an intra-day range of 10.44 points (1.04%) that saw a high point of plus 4.49 points (+0.45%) and a low point of minus 5.95 points (-0.59%).

The NYSE netted a 50-day total gain of 13.46% (779.52 points). The NYSE traded at 12.58% above its 50-day average daily volume, and closed at 9.09% (547.45 points) above its 50-day average. On the day, the NYSE gained 3.49 points (0.05%) over the previous session to close at 6,569.14, with an intra-day range of 79.54 points (1.21%) that saw a high point of plus 21.83 points (+0.33%) and a low point of minus 57.71 points (-0.88%).

The Dow netted a 50-day total gain of 12.60% (1,042.87 points). The Dow traded at 12.58% above its 50-day average daily volume, and closed at 7.80% (674.50 points) above its 50-day average. On the day, the Dow gained 33.63 points (0.36%) over the previous session to close at 9,320.19, with an intra-day range of 163.09 points (1.76%) that saw a high point of plus 83.74 points (+0.90%) and a low point of minus 79.35 points (-0.85%).

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