Veritas Puts Rise; Stocks Positive
Stocks are positive at mid-day after lingering in the red following a batch
of weak economic numbers. Biotechs are the day’s top sector while retailers are
the weakest.
At mid-day, the VIX is down 2.19 to 30.54.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Veritas
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PowerRating) is down 1.66 to 57.09 while the Veritas April 50 puts
have added .40 to 1.90 on more than 20,000 contracts.
Intel
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PowerRating) is down .12 to 27.40 while the Intel April 27.5 calls have
eased .25 to 1.05 on more than 27,000 contracts.
In the storage arena, EMC {EMC|EMC] has dropped 2.27 to 29.94 while the EMC
May 30 puts have gained .50 to 3.20 on more than 15,000 contracts.