{"id":34422,"date":"2012-09-19T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-marginally-higher-in-early-trading\/34421\/"},"modified":"2012-09-19T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-19T10:20:00","slug":"stocks-marginally-higher-in-early-trading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-marginally-higher-in-early-trading\/34422\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Marginally Higher in Early Trading"},"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>U.S. stocks gained marginally during early trading hours on Wednesday as lackluster U.S. housing data was dwarfed by positive development in Japan where its central bank eased its monetary policy aimed at shoring up slowing economy.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-34422\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At last check, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average Index gained 0.27% to 13,600.84, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> Composite Index inched up 0.03% to 3178.90 while <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> Index advanced 0.16% to 1461.61<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, a data provided by U.S. Commerce Department showed that housing starts rose 2.3% in August to seasonally adjusted rate of 750,000 units while economists\u2019 consensus estimate was for 765,000 units.<\/p>\n<p>The Bank of Japan on Wednesday said that it will start its bond purchase program. The announcement comes unexpectedly earlier as economists expected central bank to swing into action from the next month. The move from Japan\u2019s central bank comes just after the Fed announced its QE3 on September 13.<\/p>\n<p>Following the announcement from BOJ, most equities in Europe and Asia traded higher.<\/p>\n<p>On earnings front, shares of consumer products maker General Mills (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GIS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: GIS<\/a>) leaped 1.65% during early trading hours on Wednesday after the company announced fiscal first quarter earnings that beat analysts\u2019 consensus estimates even as sales fell short of street\u2019s expectations. The company also maintained its outlook on full-year results.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of AutoZone Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AZO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE:\u00a0AZO<\/a>)\u00a0fell on Wednesday even as the auto-parts retailer reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts\u2019 estimates. Shares dropped as AZO\u2019s revenue fell short of expectations. Same-store sales, a perfect gauge on retailers\u2019 performance&#8211; showed a slower growth rate compared to year earlier quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of daily deal site, Groupon (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GRPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ:GRPN<\/a>) leaped 7% after the company announced the launch a mobile payment application, which would allow merchants to swipe credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch.<\/p>\n<p>After the closing bell ring, Adobe\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ADBE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: ADBE<\/a>)\u00a0and Bed Bath &amp; Beyond\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=BBBY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: BBBY<\/a>) are scheduled to report earnings results.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"nrelate_popular_2\" class=\"nrelate nrelate_popular nrelate_default nr_1col nr_text\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--[if IE 6]>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery('.nrelate_default').removeClass('nrelate_default');<\/script>\n\t<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\t\tnRelate.domain = \"www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news\";\n\t\tvar entity_decoded_nr_mp_url = jQuery('<span\/>').html(\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121014041140\/http:\/\/api.nrelate.com\/mpw_wp\/0.51.2\/?tag=nrelate_popular&domain=www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news%2Fstocks-marginally-higher-in-early-trading-8%2F34422&nr_div_number=2&maxageposts=7200&increment=1\").text();\n\t\tnRelate.getNrelatePosts(entity_decoded_nr_mp_url);\n\t\/* ]]&gt; *\/\n\t<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n\n\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n\n\n\n\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/j-b-hunt-transport-shares-rally-on-q3-results-jbht\/35848\">\nJ.B. 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