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Early gains in the stock market have erased the contradictory signs about the improvement of economy. Google get overshadowed as the largest player in stock market since it started trading in 2004. The Department of Labor reported that applications for unemployment fell 29,000 during last week, it's more than the expected. Bond yields rose to 3.24 percent which was 3.18 initially. The National Association of Realtors said that only a few people bought preoccupied homes in April this year.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 11 points to 12,549 in the morning trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell by 3. The Nasdaq composite index dipped 8, or 0.3 percent, to 2,807.
Despite the economy dripping, the share markets for social networking companies LinkedIn and Google shows significant growth.

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Investors too often allow their emotions to dictate their stock market investing and trading decisions. A good example of this phenomenon is Apple (AAPL). By all accounts, Apple killed it over the weekend. You couldn't find an iPad 2 anywhere as it sold out shortly after sales kicked off last Friday. Analysts praised the company unanimously and reiterated that it basically has no competition.

In spite of all the positive news and reviews on the company, the stock did not rise accordingly, and instead backtracked from recent highs. It is possible that what is holding the stock back is emotion, specifically fear over the tragedy unfolding in Japan. Instead of viewing a company like Apple as a safe haven amidst the uncertainty, it has fallen victim to the panic selling gripping the markets in general.

India's benchmark stock index rose close to 1000 point this week, due to rising fund flows and improved global cues. Friday saw the Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) sensitive index or Sensex shooting up almost 500 points.
Stock market analysts expect the markets to remain volatile since crude oil prices and inflation remains high. The Sensex rose 464.90 points to close at 18,815.64 on Friday; this 5.4% increase over the week is the stock markets' highest gain in 21 months. Friday's stock market rise of 2.5% was led mostly by Information Technology (IT) stocks.
World Stock markets have seen a rise in stocks on the basis of rising risk appetite, tracking US equities after initial jobless claims data signaled that unemployment in the world's biggest economy is failing.

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