Markets Shrug Off North Korea’s Nuclear Test

  • October 9, 2006
  • Darren Wong

Dow and S&P finish fractionally higher, while the
Nasdaq moves up 0.5%.  Crude oil futures close fractionally higher to $59.92.

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Stocks on the
Move

Pacific Ethanol Finalizes Construction Of First
Plant (full
story).  PEIX shares jump over 10%. 

Google Reveals Agreement With Sony BMG Music
Entertainment (full
story).  GOOG shares rise by nearly 2%.

FDA Approves Merck’s Anti-cancer Treatment
Zolinza (full
story).  MRK shares close the day flat.

Johnson Controls Reaffirms Q4, FY06 EPS
Outlook; Fears Q1 To Be Hurt By Production Cuts, Guides FY07 (full
story).  JCI shares rise by 2.5%.

PNC Financial To Acquire Mercantile Bankshares
In About $6 Bln Stock And Cash Deal; Expects Buyout To Be Accretive To 2008 EPS
(full
story).  PNC shares drop over 4%.

Cheesecake Factory Q3 Comp. Down 1.6% On Macro
Trends Impact; Revenues Rise 11%, But Misses Consensus (full
story).  CAKE shares close lower by 0.4%. 

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Market Snapshot

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Dow

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+7.60

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11,857.81

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NASDAQ

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+11.78

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2,311.77
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S&P 500

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1,350.66
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Volume

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1,917,366,000

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1,461,614,000

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Advances

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1888

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1735

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Declines

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1316

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1251

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Up Volume

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1001

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849

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Down Volume

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739

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441

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New Hi’s

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174

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151

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New Lo’s

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Strongest/Weakest Sectors

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Strongest
Sectors

Weakest
Sectors

Computer Hardware
Index (HWI)

 Amex Oil Index (XOI)
S&P Retail Index (RLX) PHLX Oil Services Sector (OSX)
PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) Deutsche Bank Energy Index (DXE)

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darrenw@tradingmarkets.com


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