{"id":31495,"date":"2012-07-30T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-marginally-lower-as-investors-remain-cautious-ahead-of-central-banks-meetings\/31494\/"},"modified":"2012-07-30T16:32:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T16:32:00","slug":"stocks-end-marginally-lower-as-investors-remain-cautious-ahead-of-central-banks-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-marginally-lower-as-investors-remain-cautious-ahead-of-central-banks-meetings\/31495\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks End Marginally Lower as Investors Remain Cautious ahead of Central Banks\u2019 Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Stocks struggled for direction in trading today before finishing marginally lower as investors remained on the sideline ahead of key central banks\u2019 meetings later this week.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-31495\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> ended the day 0.02% lower at 13,073.01, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> ended the day 0.05% lower at 1,385.30, and the Nasdaq ended the day 0.41% lower at 2,945.84.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Industrials were the worst performers in trading today, ending the day 0.99% lower. Consumer Cyclical sector also fell sharply in trading today, ending the day 0.43% lower. Healthcare sector ended the day 0.50% lower. Utilities were the best performers in the S&amp;P 500 today, ending the day 0.41% higher. Energy sector ended the day 0.13% higher, while Basic Materials sector ended the day 0.08% higher.<\/p>\n<p>Among the major gainers and losers in trading today were Shaw Group Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SHAW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: SHAW<\/a>), which ended the day 55.45% higher at $41.49, Chicago Bridge &amp; Iron Company (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CBI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: CBI<\/a>), which ended the day 14.15% lower at $34.94, and SUPERVALU Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SVU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: SVU<\/a>), which ended the day 12.56% higher at $2.24.<\/p>\n<p>Stocks fluctuated between gains and losses throughout the day as investors remained cautious ahead of central banks\u2019 meeting. On Tuesday, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> will start its two-day monetary policy meeting. The Fed will release its policy statement on Wednesday. Investors are hoping that the central bank will hint at further monetary easing to boost economic growth when it releases its statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England are scheduled to hold to their monetary policy meeting on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>ECB President, last week, pledged that the central bank will do whatever it takes to protect the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/euro-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">euro zone<\/a>. Draghi\u2019s comments have raised hopes that the ECB will implement fresh measures to stem the euro zone debt crisis. 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