Morgan Says Sell, Stocks Mixed, Oil Drops

After posting a $1.2 billion dollar second quarter loss, Morgan Stanley has reportedly advised clients to sell stocks into the current strength. Oil has fallen for the first time in the last 6 sessions depressing energy and fuel shares. The DJIA and S&P 500 experienced minor losses ending a substantial winning streak. However, the Nasdaq climbed higher on the earning strength of Apple and Starbucks. The DJIA fell -34.68 to 8881.26, the Nasdaq gained +10.18 to 1926.38 and the broad based S&P 500 fell -0.51 to 954.07.

Advanced Micro Devices
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– Stated it will miss analysts earning estimates with shares falling 13.24% or 54 cents to $3.54.

Apple
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– Increased sales of the Mac computer lifted shares 3.45% or $5.23 to $156.74.

Starbucks
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– Beat analysts estimates and increased its forecast for cost savings as the shares climbed 18.38% or $2.70 to $17.39.

Wells Fargo
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– An increase in bad loans caused the home lender to fall 3.55% or 90 cents to $24.45.

Oil fell 21 cents to $65.30, Gold advanced $6.40 to $953.30 and the VIX fear index gave back 1.68% to 23.47.

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Market Snapshot

Dow

-34.68 8881.26

NASDAQ

+10.18 1926.38

S&P 500

-0.51 954.07

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