Broadcom Calls Jump; Stocks Ease
Stocks finished slightly lower Friday, in a summertime session of light
volume and little economic news. Semiconductors again were the top sector of the
day, while health care and oil services were the weakest groups of the day.
By the clsoe, the VIX had decreased .62 to 19.42.
The OEX August 820 puts ended the day up 1/4 to 6 1/2.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Broadcom
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PowerRating) continued its upward march, rising 10 5/8 to 258 1/8.
The Broadcom August 250 calls gained 6 3/8 to 8 on quadruple the average volume.
eBay
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PowerRating) gave back a big chunk of Thursday’s gains, falling 8 1/16 to
55. The eBay August 60 puts jumped 5 5/16 to 5 3/4 on more than 2300 contracts.
Minimed
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weakness in the biotechs and drugs. The MNMD August 140 calls gained 3 3/4 to 4
1/4 on quadruple the average volume.
Agilent
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PowerRating) finished the session up 5/8 to 56 3/8 while the Agilent
September 60 calls rose 2 3/4 to 3 1/2 on more than 2000 contracts.