Dow Closes At 6-Year High
Markets trade the day
mixed as oil hits new high and another round of earnings are released; Dow at
six-year high.
General Motors
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closed up over 10% after announcing a 14% increase in Q1 sales.
Merck
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traded up 2.3% after posting a 1% increase in Q1 sales.
Crude oil futures closed down slightly after reaching
new highs during the day’s session.
href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move
United Parcel Service
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Q1 EPS Tops Estimate; Revenues Up 16.5%; Guides Q2 (full
story).
Boston Scientific
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Receives FTC Approval For Guidant Acquisition; Deal To Close April 21(full
story).
Nucor
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Q1 Profit Rises On Higher Steel Production; EPS Tops Consensus, Guides Q2 EPS
Below Q1; Shares Down 4.3% (full
story).
Hershey
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Q1 Profit Rises On Productivity Improvement And Cost Control; Sees Sweeter Days
Ahead (full
story).
Noble
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Q1 EPS Jumps On Higher Day Rates, Addl. Operating Days; Top Line Up 48.9% (full
story).
Union Pacific
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Q1 Profit Jumps On Strong Shipments, EPS Tops Consensus (full
story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Breaking%20News/”>Breaking
News section.
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Dow
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+64.04
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11,342.81
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NASDAQ
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-8.33
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2,362.55
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S&P 500
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+1.52
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1,311.45
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Volume
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2,468,325,000
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2,124,910,000
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Advances
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1503
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1314
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Declines
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1745
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1719
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Up Volume
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1250
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758
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Down Volume
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989
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1167
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New Hi’s
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264
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255
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New Lo’s
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102
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38
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News
Philly Fed Index Increases Less Than Expected (full
story).
Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected (full
story).
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