Markets Close In The Green


The major markets
close the day in green; despite a correction, inflationary fears are still a
concern.

Yahoo
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closed up over 3% and eBay
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closed uo 3.5% after the companies announced a multi-year partnership.

Wal-Mart
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closed up nearly 3% after an upgrade from Bank of America.

Crude oil futures closed up 2%.

href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move

Joy Global
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Q2 Profit Surges, Equipment Orders Fall (full
story
).

Tenet Healthcare
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Appoints Biggs Porter As CFO (full
story
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Energy Partners
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Offers To Acquire Stone Energy
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For About $2 Bln In Cash And Stock (full
story
).

Big Lots
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Q1 Profit Climbs 76% On Higher Sales; Expects Loss In Q2; Lifts FY06 EPS Target
(full
story
).

Polo Ralph Lauren
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Q4 Earnings Decline; Reiterates FY07 EPS Forecast (full
story
).

For more stories as they happen, go to our href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Breaking%20News/”>Breaking
News
section.

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Dow

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+93.73

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11,211.05

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NASDAQ

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+29.07

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2,198.24

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S&P 500

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+14.31

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1,272.88

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Volume

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2,405,343,000

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1,961,905,000

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Advances

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2402

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2087

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Declines

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831

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929

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Up Volume

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1732

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1352

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Down Volume

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396

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408

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New Hi’s

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33

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53

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New Lo’s

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82

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Strongest
Sectors


Weakest
Sectors

Natural Gas
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Combined Insurance
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Securities Broker Dealer
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GSTI Services
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Nasdaq Combined Finance
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S&P Health Care
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News




Existing Home Sales Ease In April (full
story
).


Jobless Claims Fall Less Than Expected (full
story
).


First Quarter GDP Growth Revised Up Less Than Expected
(full
story
).



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John Patrick Lee


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