Juniper Calls Jump; Stocks Soar
A weaker-than-expected June jobs report has sparked a broad-based stock rally
Friday that has moved the Nasdaq nearly 2% higher. The Dow and S&P 500 are
also showing solid gains of about 1.5% each.
At mid-day the VIX has decreased 1.54 to 22.66.
The OEX 800 calls are up 4 1/4 to 13 3/4.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Juniper Networks
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take center stage. The Juniper August 190 calls are up 2 5/8 to 4 1/8 on triple
the average volume.
Sycamore Networks
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July 125 calls have risen 4 7/8 to 6 3/4 on triple average volume.
Microsoft
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July 80 calls are up 1 3/16 to 4 1/8 on double the average volume.
Banking is one of the day’s top sectors, and that has helped Bank of America
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7/8 to 3 1/8 on more than 4800 contracts.
Looking ahead, the consumer credit numbers for June will be released Monday
at 3:00 PM ET.