Markets Rally on Strong Economic Data

Dow and S&P close higher by 0.4%, while the Nasdaq
gains 0.2%. Crude oil futures finish flat to close at $62.43.

Stocks on the Move

Coca Cola
(
KO |
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PowerRating)
Moves Higher After Price Target Revised From $48 to $51
by Merrill Lynch. KO shares rally by 2.5%.

Southwest
(
LUV |
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PowerRating)

Nov. Passenger Traffic Up 11.9% (full
story
). LUV shares fall by 0.5%.

Prudential Financial
(
PRU |
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Reaffirms FY06 Earnings Outlook; Guides FY07 In Line With View (full
story
). PRU shares rise by 2.5%.

AutoZone
(
AZO |
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PowerRating)
Q1
Profit Rises 8% On Higher Top Line Results; EPS Beats Estimate (full
story
). AZO shares rise by nearly 4%.

Bank Of America
(
BAC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)

Accelerates Rollout Schedule Of Its Free Online Equity Trade Offering (full
story
). BAC shares finish higher by 0.3%.

Toll Brothers
(
TOL |
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News |
PowerRating)

Q4 EPS Falls On Cancellations, Write-downs; Gives FY 07 View (full
story
). TOL shares rise by 2.8%.

For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.

Market Snapshot

Dow


+47.75

12,331.60

Nasdaq

+3.99

2,452.38

S&P 500


+5.64

1,414.76

NYSE


NASDAQ

Volume


2,717,827,000

1,990,582,000

Advances


2013

1566

Declines


1255

1511

Up Volume


1625

935

Down Volume


972

984

New Highs


546

214

New Lows


12

36

Strongest/Weakest Sectors

Strongest Sectors

Weakest Sectors

PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX)



PHLX Gold and Silver Sector Index (XAU)

GSTI Multimedia Networking
Index (GIP)

Amex Gold Bugs
Index (HUI)

CBOE Oil Index (OIX)

Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payors
Index (HMO)

Economic News

Factory Orders -4.7% vs -4.0% consensus

ISM Services 58.9 vs 55.5 consensus

Productivity- rev +0.2% vs +0.5% consensus

Darren Wong
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