Markets Trade Flat Ahead of Wednesday’s Fed Meeting

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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News
section.



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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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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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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