Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Wednesday’s Fed Meeting
- September 18, 2006
- Darren Wong
Dow finishes fractionally lower, while Nasdaq and S&P
manage to stay slightly in the green. Crude oil futures close higher by
nearly 1% to $63.87.
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Stocks on the
Move
Applied Materials Inc. Reports That It Has
Repurchased 145 Million Shares Through Its Recently Created Accelerated Buyback
Program. AMAT shares are closed higher today up 3.3%.
Gevity Slashes EPS Outlook For Q3, Q4, FY06,
Citing Non-attainment Of Desired Results In Health Carrier Choice And Sales
Cycle (full
story). GVHR shares get slashed by 13.45%.
Citizens To Buy Commonwealth Telephone
For $1.16 Bln Cash And Stock (full
story). CZN shares finish higher by nearly 1%, while CTCO shares trade
higher by 6%.
Sharper Image Prelim. Q2 Net Loss Widens;
Delays Form 10-Q Filing; To Restate Previous Results (full
story). SHRP shares fall by 3.5%.
Credit Suisse Raises Symantec Corp. To
Outperform From Neutral With $24 Up From $19 Price Target. SYMC shares
trade up by 0.5%.
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Market Snapshot
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Dow
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-5.77
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11,555.00
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NASDAQ
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+0.16
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2,235.75
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S&P 500
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+1.31
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1,321.18
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size=2>NASDAQ
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Volume
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2,331,545,000
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1,891,571,000
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Advances
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1512
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1410
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Declines
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1737
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1595
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Up Volume
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1166
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996
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Down Volume
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940
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794
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New Hi’s
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120
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110
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New Lo’s
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21
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44
Strongest/Weakest Sectors
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
PHLX Oil Service Sector (OSX) |
Morgan Stanley Health Provider Index (RXH) |
Deutsche Bank Energy Index (DXE) |
Morgan Stanley Healthcare Index (HMO) |
Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI) |
GSTI Internet Index (GIN) |
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