Dow Moves Closer To 12,000 Level

Dow finishes up 0.17%, while S&P and Nasdaq finish
higher by 0.25%.  Crude oil futures moved up 2.3% to close at $59.94.

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Stocks on the
Move

UnitedHealth Says CEO William McGuire To Leave
Company, Names Stephen Hemsley As Successor; Reaffirms Guidance For Remainder Of
2006 And For 2007 (full
story
).  UNH shares close lower by over 2%.

Grainger Q3 EPS Rises; Raises FY06 Outlook;
Authorizes New Share Buy Back Plan (full
story
).  GWW shares rise by 2.7%.

Prudential Financial Upgrades Alcoa Inc. To
Overweight From Neutral With $32 Up From $30 Price Target.  AA shares move
higher by 2.4%.

Human Genome Reveals Positive Quality-of-Life
Results From Phase 2b Clinical Trial (full
story
).  HGSI shares rise by 2.5%.

Devon Energy Signs Long-term Contract With
Seadrill Offshore AS To Utilize West Sirius Semi-submersible Drilling Rig In
Gulf Of Mexico (full
story
).  DVN shares jump by 3.5%.

Mattel Q3 Profit Rises 6% On Higher Sales; EPS
Beats Consensus By A Penny (full
story
).  MAT shares move higher by nearly 3%.

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News
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Market Snapshot

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Dow

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+20.09

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11,980.60

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NASDAQ

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+6.55

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2,363.84

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S&P 500

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+3.44
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1,369.06
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Volume

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2,254,649,000

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1,797,610,000

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Advances

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2263

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1921

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Declines

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1014

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1122

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Up Volume

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1381

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1214

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Down Volume

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643

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470

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New Hi’s

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333

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238

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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

Natural Gas Index (XNG)

North American Telecommunications
Index (XTC)
PHLX Oil Service Sector (OSX) PHLX KBW Bank Sector (BKX)
Deutsche Bank Energy Index (DXE) S&P Banking Index (BIX)

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Economic
News

Empire State Index
At 22.9

China GDP To
Expand 10.5% In 2006, 9.5% In 2007

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darrenw@tradingmarkets.com


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