Dow Breaks The 12,000 Mark

Major indices finish fractionally higher.  Crude oil futures
closed higher by $0.85 to $58.50.

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Stocks on the
Move

Absence Of Gains Drag Citigroup Q3 Profit Down,
Revenues Remain Flat, Adj. Profit Up 6% (full
story
).  C shares close lower by nearly 1%

UnitedHealth Group Q3 Profit Up 38%; Boosts
FY06 EPS Forecast (full
story
).  UNH shares rise by 5.5%.

Pfizer Q3 Profit More Than Doubles On Absence
Of Charges, Reveals Cost Saving Plans (full
story
).  PFE shares fall by 1.5%.

McDonald’s Q3 EPS Rises 17%, Matches Street
Expectations, Global Comp. Sales Up 5.8% (full
story
).  MCD shares fall by nearly 2%.

Bank Of America Q3 Profit Up 41% On MBNA
Acquisition (full
story
).  BAC shares close lower by 1%.

Union Pacific Q3 Profit Rises 14% On Revenue
Growth, EPS Beats Estimates (full
story
).  UNP shares finish fractionally higher.

Apple Outperforms In Q4 On Strong Product
Momentum (full
story
).  AAPL shares finish higher by nearly 6%.

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News
section.



Market Snapshot

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Dow

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+19.13

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12,011.81

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NASDAQ

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+3.79

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2,340.94

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S&P 500

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+0.94
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1,366.90
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Volume

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2,618,617,000

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1,908,448,000

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Advances

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1952

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1692

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Declines

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1317

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1336

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Up Volume

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1243

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933

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Down Volume

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1108

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870

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New Hi’s

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239

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154

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New Lo’s

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12
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Strongest/Weakest Sectors

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Strongest
Sectors


Weakest
Sectors

Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI)

Nasdaq Other Finance (OFIN)
PHLX Oil Services Sector (OSX) Amex Securities Broker/Dealer (XBD)
PHLX Gold and Silver Sector (XAU) GSTI Software (GSO)

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Economic
News

Leading Indicators Index Rises Less Than Expected (full
story
).

EIA – Natural Gas
Stocks Up 53 BCF


Chinese Economic Growth Eases To 10.4% In Q3

Initial Jobless Claims Down 10,000 To 299,000

DHelvetica>arren Wong

darrenw@tradingmarkets.com


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