European markets mixed,Wall Street Higher this week

Stock Market Review this week about Wall Street Stock Exchange in trading this week.Trading Wall Street close higher on this weekends.From CNN reports, Stocks slipped this last week with strong dollar dragged on commodity prices, giving investors a reason to step back after pushing the Dow average (Indu) lost 37 points, or 0.4%, S & P 500 index (SPX) slid 6 points, or 0.5% and the Nasdaq composite (COMP) shed 17 points, or 0.7%. Friday Stock declines were broad-based, with 22 out of 30 Dow issues falling, led by American Express (AXP, Fortune 500), Caterpillar (CAT, Fortune 500), Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500), IBM (IBM, Fortune 500 ), 3M (MMM, Fortune 500), Procter & Gamble (PG, Fortune 500) and Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500). Stocks gained Thursday after reports showed that pricing pressure remains mild and the pace of job losses is Slowing.Market breadth was negative. On the New York Stock Exchange, losers beat winners seven to three on volume of 1.98 billion shares. On the Nasdaq, decliners topped advancers eight to five on volume of 3:01 billion shares.In overseas trading, European markets were mixed. The London FTSE rose 0.1%, the French CAC 40 fell 0.3% and the Germany’s DAX lost 0.5%. Asian markets gained, with Japan’s Nikkei rising 0.8% and the Hong Kong Hang Seng Gaining 0.2%

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