Markets Rally, Gold Retreats, Penn National Climbs

  • July 3, 2008
  • David Goodboy

U.S. Stock Indexes closed mixed today on expected unemployment numbers and falling oil prices. The DJIA closed up today +73.03 at 11,288.54, the Nasdaq slipped -6.08 to 1262.90 and the S&P 500 added +1.38 to 1262.90.

Penn National Gaming
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Arch Coal
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Nvidia
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Blockbuster
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Oil hit another intraday record today, prior to pulling back, climbing $0.66 to 144.23/barrel. Gold retreated $12.80 to $933.70/oz.

Market Snapshot

Dow

 +73.03 11288.54

NASDAQ

 -6.08 1262.90

S&P 500

 +1.38 1262.90

Economic
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Durable Orders (May): Actual 0.0%, Consensus 0.0%

New Home Sales (May): Consensus 510K, Prior 525K

Chain Deflator-Final (Q1): Consensus 2.6%, Prior 2.6%

GDP Final (Q1): Consensus 1.0%, Prior 0.9%

Initial Claims (06/21): Consensus 375K, Prior 381K

Existing Home Sales (May): Consensus 4.95M, Prior 4.89M

Personal Income (May): Consensus 0.4%, Prior 0.2%

Personal Spending (May): Consensus 0.7%, Prior 0.2%

Crude Inventories (06/21): Consensus NA, Prior -1242K

PCE Core Inflation (May): Consensus 0.2%, Prior 0.1%