Afternoon Buyers Step In To Keep Losses Narrow
Major indices finish fractionally lower after large
morning selloff. Crude oil futures close lower by $1.01 to $58.93.
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Stocks on the
Move
Chicago Mercantile Exchange To Merge With
CBOT Holdings (full
story). CME shares rise by 2.4%, while BOT shares jump by nearly 13%.
Merrill Lynch’s Q3 Profit More Than Doubles On
One-time Gain, Strong Revenue Upside (full
story). MER shares close higher by 0.5%.
Eli Lilly To Buy Icos For About $2.1 Bln
Cash; Deal To Be Accretive In 2008; Gets Full Ownership Of Cialis (full
story). LLY shares finish fractionally lower, while ICOS shares jump
by 16%.
Office Depot Rises To Profit In Q3; Adj. EPS
Rises, Tops Street Views (full
story). ODP shares rise by over 1%.
United Technologies Q3 Profit Rises 21%; Boosts
FY06 EPS Outlook (full
story). UTX shares fall by over 2%.
Johnson & Johnson Q3 Adj. EPS Rises, Tops
Street Expectations, Revenues Grow 8% On Strong Drug Sales (full
story). JNJ shares rise by nearly 2%.
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Dow
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-30.58
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11,950.02
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NASDAQ
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-18.89
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2,344.95
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S&P 500
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-5.00
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1,364.05
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Volume
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2,453,703,000
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2,100,069,000
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Advances
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1226
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1100
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Declines
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2031
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1918
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Up Volume
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605
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748
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Down Volume
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1513
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1219
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New Hi’s
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185
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123
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New Lo’s
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14
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28
Strongest
Sectors
Weakest
Sectors
Utilities Index (UTY)
Index (SOX)
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Economic
News
PPI Down 1.3% In Sept.; Core PPI Up 0.6%
Capacity
Utilization Slips To 81.9%
Industrial Production Falls 0.6% In Sept.
DHelvetica>arren Wong
darrenw@tradingmarkets.com
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