August 12, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Although taking losses across the board yesterday, the S&P 500 (SPX) (SNP: ^GSPC), Dow Jones Industrials (INDU) (DJI: ^DJI), NYSE Composite (NYE) (NYSE: ^NYA) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ) (NASDAQ: ^IXIC) maintained progress against their 50-day rolling averages through yesterday, with the Nasdaq leading the way by roughly 2% over the other three indicators.

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

The S&P netted a 50-day total gain of 5.46% (51.48 points). Yesterday’s  S&P 5,773,160,000 share trading volume was 12.65% (648,410,608 shares) above its 50-day average daily volume of 5,124,749,392 shares, and the S&P’s closing level of 994.35 yesterday was 53.56 points (5.69%) above its 50-day rolling average close of 940.79. On the day, the S&P’s 994.35 close was off 12.75 points (-1.27%) from the previous day’s session, with an intra-day range of 13.37 points (1.33%) that saw a high point of minus 1.33 points (-0.13%) and a low point of minus 14.70 points (-1.46%).

The Dow netted a 50-day total gain of 5.96% (520.01 points). The Dow’s  5,773,160,000 share trading volume yesterday was 12.65% (648,410,608 shares) above its 50-day average daily volume of 5,124,749,392 shares, and the Dow’s closing level of 9,241.45 yesterday was 514.00 points (5.89%) above its 50-day rolling average close of 8,727.45. On the day, the Dow’s 1,969.73 close was off 96.50 points (-1.03%) from the previous day’s session, with an intra-day range of 171.63 points (1.84%) that saw a high point of plus 13.91 points (+0.15%) and a low point of minus 157.72 points (-1.69%). Intra-day, only the Dow made it into positive territory during yesterday’s session.

The NYSE netted a 50-day total gain of 4.77% (294.55 points). Yesterday’s  NYSE 5,773,160,000 share trading volume was 12.65% (648,410,608  shares) above its 50-day average daily volume of 5,124,749,392 shares, and the NYSE’s closing level of 6,463.62 yesterday was 385.42  points (6.34%) above its 50-day rolling average close of 6,078.20. On the day, the NYSE’s 6,463.62 close was off 86.43 points (-1.32%) from the previous day’s session, with an intra-day range of 101.10 points (1.54%) that saw a high point of minus 0.03 points (0.00%) and a low point of minus 101.13 points (-1.54%).

The Nasdaq netted a 50-day total gain of 7.71% (141.05 points). Yesterday’s  Nasdaq 1,915,530,000 share trading volume was 14.04% (313,165,400 shares) below its 50-day average daily volume of 2,228,695,400 shares, and the Nasdaq’s closing level of 1,969.73 yesterday was 98.97 points (5.29%) above its 50-day rolling average close of 1,870.76. On the day, the Nasdaq’s 1,969.73 close was off 22.51 points (-1.13%) from the previous day’s session, with an intra-day range of 24.77 points (1.24%) that saw a high point of minus 5.39 points (-0.27%) and a low point of minus 30.16 points (-1.51%).

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