New Highs Across the Board

• October 9, 2007
• TradingMarkets Editors

All 3 major indexes hit new major highs today, ahead of the CNBC Republican
Presidential debate. Traders are anxiously awaiting for Alcoa
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report quarterly earnings. In deal news, brewers SABMiller and Molson Coors
(
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PowerRating) announced plans to merge their U.S. operations (full story).

Among today’s gainers, Sanofi-Aventis
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PowerRating) hit a multi-month high (read more), Constellation Brands
(
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PowerRating) is adding to recent gains (read more) and Expeditors International
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The U.S. dollar is falling versus the euro and yen, crude oil is up more than 2%, back above $80 per barrel.

Treasuries are little changed.

Stocks in the News

Computer Sciences ( CSC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Reveals Previously Unannounced Federal Contracts Worth $1.1 Bln (read more). For more stocks on the move, go to our Breaking News section.

Market Snapshot

Dow 120.80 14164.53 NASDAQ 16.54 2803.91 S&P 500 12.57 1565.15 NYSE NASDAQ Volume 1,188,333,480 1,868,324,425 Up Volume 882,376,240 1,170,300,889 Down Volume 287,899,540 674,103,545 Advances 2292 1702 Declines 997 1253 New Highs 230 195 New Lows 20 43

Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries % Change Weakest Industries % Change Non-metallic Mineral Mining +4.30% Home Furnishing -0.82% Aluminum +3.65% Department Stores -0.56% Gold +2.89% Retail Apparel -0.54%

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