Juniper Calls Soar; Techs Rally

Stocks rocketed higher Friday with big-cap techs leading the charge that left
the Nasdaq up more than 7.6%. Internets were the day’s top sector while gold and
silver was the weakest.

At the close, the VIX had decreased 2.80 to 31.62.

The OEX January 700 calls are up 5.10 to 15.30.

Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:

Juniper
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soared 29 3/13 to 123 1/8 as some of the battered techs
came back to life. The Juniper January 140 calls jumped 8 3/4 to 11 1/2 on
heavier-than-average volume.

Applied Micro Circuits
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gained 11 13/16 to 65 11/16 while the AMCC
January 50 calls rose 7 7/8 to 18 on more than 6000 contracts.

Microsoft
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rose 3 to 46 7/16 while the MSFT January 50 calls
gained 13/16 to 2 1/4 on more than 9000 contracts.

Yahoo
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jumped 3 15/16 to 29 9/16 while the Yahoo January 30 calls
added 1 13/16 to 4 1/4 on more than 8000 contracts.