Will Rally Have Legs?
Stocks are set to jump Monday as the cloud over the Presidential election is
beginning to lift. Hope for a pro-market comment or two from Greenspan at his
banking conference also is cause for optimism.
The October factory orders number is due out at 10:00 AM ET, and analysts
expect a 1.6% decline.
The Dow futures are up 85 points, and the Nasdaq futures are up 88 points.
The S&Ps look to open up 14.50 points while the yield on the 10-year
Treasury is holding at 5.53%.
Tuesday Movers
Qualcomm
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news that China would adopt Qualcomm’s CDMA technology standard. QCOM is trading
up to 93 in pre-market activity, which puts it at new highs not seen since May.
Cisco
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PowerRating) fell to a 52-week low of 45 Monday before closing at 45
13/16. The networking kingpin is currently trading up to 47 5/8 in pre-market
activity.
PeopleSoft
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closed Monday up 11/16 to 37 15/16. PeopleSoft is currently trading back above
its 50-day moving average to 39 1/2 in pre-market activity.
3Com
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analyst expectations after the bell Monday, and that is hurting 3Com in Tuesday
trade. 3Com closed Monday up 7/16 to 13 3/8 but is trading down to 9 1/8 in
pre-market activity.
With the political winds seemingly shifting toward Bush, traders will be
keeping an eye on the Bush stocks like tobaccos, pharmaceuticals, defense, and
Microsoft
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PowerRating). Following a Monday close of 56 1/2 Microsoft is trading
up to 59 in pre-market activity.