Markets Move Higher Despite Earnings Disappointments


Markets overlook big earnings
disappointments to close slightly in the green.

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

Alcoa
(
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Q2
Earnings Jump 62% On Higher Prices, Strong Market Demand (full
story
).  AA shares finish today’s session down over 4%.

Glaxosmithkline
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Says FDA Approves Avandamet As A Front-line Treatment In Type 2 Diabetes (full
story
).  GSK shares close down fractionally.

Lucent
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Sees Lower Q3 Revenue, Earnings (full
story
). LU ends the day down over 5.5%.

Pepsi Bottling
(
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Posts Flat Profit In Q2; Adj. EPS Up 17%, Tops Consensus; Revenues Up 10%, Beats
Estimates; Raises FY06 Earnings Outlook (full
story
).  PEP shares up 1%.

Merck
(
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Gets FDA Approval For PONV Drug EMEND (full
story
).  MRK shares close up 1%.

Microsoft
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Reveals Broad Partner Support To Deliver Applications For Windows Vista (full
story
).  MSFT closes down nearly 1.7%.

Nucor
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To
Set Up Special Bar Quality Products Steel Mill In Southern U.S. (full
story
).  NUE finished the day down 0.86%.

Crude oil futures closed higher today by 0.75% at
$74.05.

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News
section.

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Dow

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+31.22
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11,134.77

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NASDAQ

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+11.93

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2,128.86

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S&P 500

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+5.18

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1,272.52

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Volume

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2,319,167,000

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1,971,025,000

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Advances

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2051

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1693

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Declines

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1225

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1338

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Up Volume

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1183

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1164

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Down Volume

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1036

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755

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New Hi’s

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66

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48

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New Lo’s

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104

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123

Sectors

Strongest Sectors

Deutsche Bank Energy Index (XNG)

Oil Index CBOE (XOI)

Natural Gas Index (XNG)

Weakest Sectors

Networking Index (GSV)

GSTI Services Index (GSV)

Pharmaceutical Index (DRG)

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