Fed keeps rates at 5.25%
Major indices close higher led by the Nasdaq up 0.5%. Crude oil futures
close higher by
$2.05 to
$61.40.
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Stocks on the
Move
ConocoPhillips Q3 Net Income Rises Despite
Lower Revenues (full
story). COP shares rise by 2.3%.
Altria Q3 Profit Declines, EPS Falls Short Of
Consensus; Raises FY06 EPS Forecast (full
story). MO shares close higher by nearly 3%.
Colgate-Palmolive Q3 Profit Slips, Excl.
Charges EPS Tops Consensus; Forecasts Double Digit EPS Growth In 2006 & 2007 (full
story). CL shares rise by 2.8%.
GM Delivers Better Than Expected Q3 Results,
Tightens Estimate For Exposure To Delphi Bankruptcy Filing (full
story). GM shares fall by over 4%.
Boeing’s Q3 Earnings Dented By Charges Despite
Solid Showing Of Commercial Airplane Business (full
story). BA shares fall by 3.4%.
Harrah’s Entertainment Q3 EPS Rises On Top Line
Growth, Adj. EPS Declines (full
story). HET shares move up by 1%.
Anheuser-Busch Q3 Profit Rises; Declares
Dividend (full
story). BUD shares rise by nearly 2%.
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News section.
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Dow
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+6.80
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12,134.68
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NASDAQ
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+11.75
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2,356.59
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S&P 500
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+4.84
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1,382.22
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Volume
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2,874,873,000
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2,073,111,000
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Advances
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2178
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1673
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Declines
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1099
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1367
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Up Volume
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1735
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1237
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Down Volume
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879
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718
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New Hi’s
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329
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138
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New Lo’s
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16
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39
Strongest
Sectors
Weakest
Sectors
PHLX Oil Services Sector (OSX)
Index (HMO)
Provider Index (RXH)
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Economic
News
Fed Funds Rate Is
Unchaged At 5.25%
Crude
Inventories Down 3.3 Mln. Barrels, Gasoline Inventories Down 2.8 Mln. Barrels,
Distillate Stocks Down 1.4 Mln. Barrels
Sept. Existing
Home Sales Down 1.9% To 6.18 Mln. Units; Existing Home Prices Down 2.2% From
Year Ago $220K; Housing Inventories Down 2.4% To 7.3 Month Supply
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