Exxon Puts Jump; Stocks Finish Mixed
Stocks finished mixed Wednesday as tech worries mounted and financials
rallied. Chemicals were the strongest sector while oil services were the
weakest.
At the close, the VIX was down .27 to 30.12.
The OEX December 730 calls finished down 5/8 to 7 1/2.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Exxon Mobil
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15/16. The XOM December 90 puts finished up 1 13/16 to 2 9/16 on five times its
average volume.
JDS Uniphase
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puts gained 2 5/8 to 10 on more than 13,000 contracts.
Xilinx
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2 3/4 to 9 7/8 on more than 10,000 contracts.
Juniper Networks
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December 170 calls rose 2 to 3 1/4 on double the average volume.