Oracle Calls Rise; Stocks Mixed
Stocks are mixed Thursday as the Nasdaq continues to build on Wednesday’s
jump and the Dow takes a breather. Computer technology is the day’s top sector
while oil services are the weakest.
At mid-day, the VIX is up .37 to 28.82.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Oracle
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PowerRating) has gained 1.93 to 19.85 while the Oracle April 17.5 calls
are up 1.60 to 2.35 on more than 19,000 contracts.
Microsoft
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PowerRating) is up 1.23 to 66.66 while the MSFT April 65 calls have
added .80 to 2.50 on more than 30,000 contracts.
Nokia
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PowerRating) has fallen 1.17 to 29.83 while the Nokia April 27.5 puts have
fallen .15 to .45 on more than 22,000 contracts.