Airlines Lead, Semis Lag
Major indices finish fractionally higher. Crude oil
futures close higher by 0.6% to $61.40.
Monster
(
MNST |
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PowerRating) To Take Total Charge Of $339.6Mln To Properly Account
For Options Granted Between 1997 And Mar. 31, 2003 (full
story). MNST shares fall by 0.6%.
Health Net
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HNT |
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News |
PowerRating)
Boosts 2007 EPS View As Buybacks Cut Share Count (full
story). HNT shares rise by 3.3%.
Hilton Hotels
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HLT |
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PowerRating)
Elaborates On Earnings, Business Growth Outlook; Reaffirms FY07 Guidance (full
story). HLT shares rise by 2.5%.
Progen
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PGLA |
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PowerRating)
Reveals Positive Results For Liver Cancer Trial (full
story). PGLA shares jump 116%.
General Electric
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GE |
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PowerRating)
Sees Double Digit EPS Growth In Q4, FY06; Guides FY07; Boosts Dividend (full
story). GE shares finish fractionally lower.
AirTran
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AAI |
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PowerRating)
Proposes To Acquire Midwest Air
(
MEH |
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News |
PowerRating) For $290 Mln In Cash And Stock
(full
story). AAI shares rise by 4%, while MEH shares soar by 22%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow | +1.92 | 12,317.50 |
| Nasdaq | +0.81 | 2,432.41 |
|
S&P 500 | +1.66 | 1,413.22 |
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NYSE |
| |
|
Volume | 2,478,557,000 | 1,782,431,000 |
|
Advances | 1731 | 1498 |
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Declines | 1554 | 1555 |
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Up Volume | 1231 | 898 |
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Down Volume | 1140 | 830 |
|
New Highs | 275 | 106 |
|
New Lows | 15 | 46 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
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| Morgan Stanley Healthcare Providers Index (RXH) |
PHLX Oil Services Sector Index (OSX) | PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) |
Deutsche Bank Energy Index (DXE) | GSTI Semiconductor Index (GSM) |
The E.I.A. reports that crude oil inventories had a draw of 4.29 mln barrels.
Business Inventories +0.4% vs +0.5% consensus
Retail Sales +1.0% vs +0.2%
consensus
Retail Sales ex-auto +1.1% vs +0.3% consensus
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