Slew of inflationary data holds markets back. Crude oil futures trade lower by 1.4% to $57.88.
Transocean (RIG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q3 Profit Rises 81%, Earnings Beat Estimates (full story). RIG shares trade higher by 1.5%.
J C Penney (JCP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Expects Low Single-digit Growth In Nov. Sales, Raises Q3 Outlook (full story). JCP shares rise by over 2%.
International Paper (IP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q3 Earnings Decline; Expects Q4 Earnings From Cont. Operations To Be Lower Sequentially (full story). IP shares fall by 1.6%.
Blockbuster (BBI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q3 Net Loss Narrows On Absence Of Charges; Revenues Decline (full story). BBI shares rise by nearly 10%.
Southwest Airlines (LUV | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) October Load Factor Declines, RPM Increases (full story). LUV shares fall by 1.2%.
Gap (GPS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) October Sales Drop 3%, Provides Q3 EPS Outlook (full story). GPS shares fall by 5.5%.
Wal-Mart (WMT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Oct. Comps. Up 0.5%; Expects Flat Comps. In Nov. (full story). WMT shares fall by 1.2%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow |
-12.48 |
12,018.54 |
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NASDAQ |
-0.33 |
2,334.02 |
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S&P 500 |
-0.47 | 1,367.34 |
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NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
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Volume |
2,632,718,000 |
1,868,121,000 |
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Advances |
1434 |
1271 |
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Declines |
1806 |
1761 |
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Up Volume |
1064 |
869 |
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Down Volume |
1341 |
908 |
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New Hi's |
119 |
61 |
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New Lo's |
38 |
57 |
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
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Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payors Index (HMO) |
Dow Jones REIT Index (DJR) |
| Morgan Stanley Healthcare Provider Index (RXH) | Amex Airline Index (XAL) |
| GSTI Internet (GIN) | PHLX Utility Sector Index (UTY) |
Natural Gas Stocks Down 9 BCF
Sept. Factory Orders Up 2.1%
Jobless Claims (Week Ended 10/28) Up 18K To 327K
Q3 Productivity Unchanged; Q3 Costs Up 3.8%
Darren Wong
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