Dow Has Biggest One Day Gain In 14 Months


Investors find some
clarity after FED decision and send markets rallying; Dow stages biggest one day
gain in 14 months.

McDonald’s Corp.
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closed up 5% after an upgrade at Merrill Lynch.

Duke Energy
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closed up just over 4.5% after an upgrade at Lehman.

3Com
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closed up over 15% due to a narrower loss on year-over-year revenues and an
upgrade from UBS.

Tenet Healthcare Corp
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closed down over 2% after reaching a settlement with the U.S. Justice
Department for $725 million.

Crude oil futures traded higher for the day, closing
up 1.38% at $73.47.


Stocks On The
Move

General Mills
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Q4 Profit Plummets 52% On Last Year’s Gain; Net Sales Up 5%; Guides
FY07 (full
story
).

Boeing
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To
Recognize Close To $1.1 Bln In Charges In Q2 (full
story
).

Monsanto
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Q3 Profit Surges; Top Line Up 15%; Backs FY06 EPS Outlook (full
story
).

ATI Technologies
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Q3 Swings To Profit; Guides Q4 Revenue Below Estimates; Stock Down 6% (full
story
)

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Dow

+216.84

11,190.40

NASDAQ

+62.54

2,174.38

S&P 500

+26.82

1,272.86

NYSE

NASDAQ

Volume

2,621,466,000

2,155,783,000

Advances

2721

2379

Declines

539

675

Up Volume

2131

1764

Down Volume

169

188

New Hi’s

85

95

New Lo’s

125

71

Sectors

Strongest:

Dow Jones Internet
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Nasdaq Combined Finance
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GSTI Semiconductor
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Weakest:

Dow 10
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Dow Jones Equity
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Pharmaceutical
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Economic
News

First Quarter GDP Grows More Than Previously Estimated
(full
story
).

Fed Once Again Raises Rates By 25 Basis Points (full
story
).

Darren Wong

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