Dow Closes At 6-Year High
The major markets post
gains for the day as positive earnings best continued oil and interest rate
worries; Dow closes at 6-year high.
General Motors
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closed up 8% on a Merrill upgrade.
RF Micro Devices
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closed up 14% after announcing positive quarterly results.
Crude oil futures were trading fractionally lower
after EIA announces a slight decrease in crude reserves.
href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move
Monster Worldwide
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Q1 Profit Rises On 28% Top Line Growth; Guides Q2, FY06 (full
story).
Baker Hughes
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Q1 EPS From Cont. Ops Surges, Tops Street View On Higher Revenues; Forecasts Q2
Adj. EPS From Cont. Ops Above Consensus (full
story).
Sprint Nextel
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Q1 Profit Declines On Merger-related Cost (full
story).
Colgate-Palmolive
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Q1 Profit Rises 8% On Revenue And Volume Growth, Adj. EPS Exceeds Consensus (full
story).
ConocoPhillips
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Q1 Profit Rises On Higher Oil Prices (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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+71.64
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11,354.89
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NASDAQ
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+3.34
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2,333.64
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S&P 500
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+3.69
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1,305.43
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Volume
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2,415,438,000
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2,083,894,000
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Advances
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1755
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1505
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Declines
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1502
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1558
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Up Volume
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1218
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1071
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Down Volume
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957
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844
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New Hi’s
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194
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189
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New Lo’s
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149
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News
Crude Oil Inventories Tick Down Again (full
story).
New Home Sales Rise Sharply In March (full
story).
Durable Goods Orders Rise Much More Than Expected (full
story).
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John Patrick Lee
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