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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Interactive Week
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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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