Market Focus 4/19/2010

Stock Market Closing Prices – 4/19/10

Dow ( DJIA ) Close               --   11092.05   +73.39
Nasdaq Stock Market Close  --     2480.11      -1.15
S&P 500 Close                      --     1197.52      +5.39

Commodities Closing Prices – 4/19/10

Gold Close  --   1137.80   +2.60
Oil Close     --       82.14   +0.69
Natural Gas --         3.96

Dow rises 73 points Monday after concerns eased about the government's case against Goldman Sachs. A rebound in Goldman helped lift financial shares.

Citigroup wows Wall Street, the stock (C) jumped 7% to $4.88 as it reports its best quarter since 2007.

But IBM results don't impress. After the close, stock (IBM) was lower despite reporting earnings and revenue that beat Street estimates.

Crude oil fell $1.79 to $81.45 per barrel due to Goldman Sachs news as well as the Iceland Volcano.

Stock Market April 20, 2010

Coca-Cola is set to report quarterly results. Before market open.
Goldman Sachs GS -- 4/20 8am. Before market open.

Apple AAPL    -- 4/20 4pm. After market close.
Yahoo YHOO -- 4/20 4pm. After market close.