Stocks Move Lower

• October 25, 2007
• TradingMarkets Editors

A choppy start to Thursday’s session sees stocks currently trading lower, with earnings news and economic data failing to provide inspiration.

Bristol-Myers Squibb
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Sony
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Profit plunged at Motorola
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Comcast
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Dow Chemical
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Market Snapshot

Dow -24.14 13651.11 NASDAQ -21.09 2753.67 S&P 500 -4.04 1511.84   NYSE NASDAQ Volume 714,564,780 1,414,175,925 Up Volume 316,314,420 400,307,364 Down Volume 391,551,660 971,160,255 Advances 1379 1147 Declines 1779 1668 New Highs 115 91 New Lows 80 113

Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries % Change Weakest Industries % Change Housewares & Accessories +3.59% Internet Software & Services -4.11% Data Storage Devices +2.99% CATV Systems -3.87% Business Software & Services +2.83% Security Software & Services -3.68%

Economic News

Durable Orders (Sep): Actual -1.7%, Consensus 1.5% Initial Claims (10/20): Actual 331K, Consensus 320K New Home Sales (Sep): Actual 770K, Consensus 775K

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