This Report Will Impact Tomorrow’s Trading
Stocks were higher on news from two Dow components. Boeing
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BA |
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PowerRating) received a large order–at least 20 777 aircraft–from
Qatar Airways. Also, United Technologies
(
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PowerRating) reaffirmed its FY 2005
outlook and said it is developing a
helicopter with Boeing.
The Dow and S&P remain at the top of a 2-month trading range. The REIT
Index is near a historic high and the Dow Utilities are at 4-year highs.
Morgan Stanley
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PowerRating) guided lower, citing weakened market
conditions. CEO Phil Purcell announced he is stepping down.
Taser
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PowerRating) received a $1.4 million order from the US Military.
News Corp.
(
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PowerRating) announced an up to $3 billion stock buyback,
“effective immediately.”
The Russell 3000 is rebalancing. Among the 208 stocks being added are:
News
Corporation (NWS), Morningstar (MORN), eLoan (EELN) MCI (MCIP) and
Denny’s (DENN). Deletions include: Able Labs (ABRX), Cal Maine
(CALM), Cardiac Science (DFIB) and Genelabs (GNLB). The final
membership lists will be announced on July 1. Russell indices currently have
over $2 trillion in assets benchmarked to them.
The dollar is at a 9-month high vs the euro; traders are wondering
what affect that will have on Q2 profits. Oil prices surged to a 7-week
high. OPEC meets this week.
Look for the following companies to report this week:Â Lehman Bros
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LEH |
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PowerRating) (Tues before the open, estimate 2.22), Best Buy (BBY) (also
Tuesday before the open, estimate 0.30), Bear Stearns
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PowerRating),
(Wednesday, estimate 2.37), Goldman Sachs
(
GS |
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1.90) and KB Home (KBH) Thursday after the close, estimate 1.77).
Also look for the PPI on Tuesday at 0830 ET: the market expects -0.2% and
Core PPI 0.2%.
Strong sectors were:Â Gold
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$HUI.X |
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+1.37%Â Â Â Â Â Â Software
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$GSO.X |
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+1.16% Â Â Â Natural Gas
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$XNG.X |
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+1.12%Â
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Weak sectors were: Â Â Airlines
(
$XAL.X |
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PowerRating) -1.49%Â Â
 Brokers
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$XBD.X |
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PowerRating) -0.21%Â
Dow | +9.93 | 10,522.56 |
Nasdaq | +5.96 | 2068.96 |
S&P 500 | +2.70 | 1200.81 |
The dollar was +0.26 at
88.90
Crude Oil was +2.02 at
56.70
Gold was +4.70 at 428.80
ce=”Arial” size=”2″ face=”Arial”>Volume was 1.25 billion on the NYSE and
1.44 billion on the Nasdaq.
Market breadth was positive.
NYSE | Issues | |
Advancing | 1838 | Up Vol 889 |
Declining | 1435 | Down Vol 512 |
1.28 | 1.73 | |
Nasdaq |
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Advancing | 1526 | Up Vol 739 |
Declining | 1503 | Down Vol 498 |
1.01 | 1.48 |
Stocks in the News
McDonald’s fell 1.4% after a Mad Cow scare on Friday.
Nike
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PowerRating) was the subject of a positive article in Barron’s
over the weekend.
Piper Jaffray cut Wendy’s
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PowerRating) to
underperform.
Elan
(
ELN |
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PowerRating) will be in focus on a fifth Tysabri PML case.Â
Legg Mason downgraded Men’s Wearhouse
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MW |
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PowerRating).
Connetics
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PowerRating) i slower after the FDA did not approve its Velac
acne treatment.
Dreamworks
(
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PowerRating) is making another new low. Two new
releases–“Madagascar” and “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”–are not doing well at the box
office.
Brice Wightman
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