Nasdaq Hits 5-Year High
Markets close the day in
green as the Nasdaq hits a fresh 5-year high; M&A’s and Q1 optimism drove the
action.
Crude oil futures traded down fractionally for the
day.
Citigroup
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has been given the go-ahead on acquiring First American Bank, after New York
Federal Reserve Chief William Rutledge lifts a year-old ban on the large move.Â
C closed up over 1.5%.
Computer Sciences
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Move
Lafarge
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Power Rating
Boosts Offer Price For Remaining 47% Stake In North American Unit; Extends Offer
To April 28 (full
story).
Centennial Communications
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Power Rating
Slips To Loss In Q3, Revenues Up 5% (full
story).
CSC
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Power Rating
Exploring Sale Plans; To Cut 5,000 Jobs By FY08 (full
story).
Layne Christensen
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Power Rating
Q4 EPS More Than Doubles On Performance Of Geoconstruction, Energy Divisions (full
story).
Southwest Airlines’
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Power Rating
March Traffic Rises 11.4%, Load Factor Up 1.8 Points (full
story).
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Dow
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+58.83
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11,203.77
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NASDAQ
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+8.62
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2,345.36
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S&P 500
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+8.11
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1,305.92
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Volume
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2,097,539,000
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2,009,078,000
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Advances
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1943
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1480
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Declines
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1312
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1543
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Up Volume
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1231
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851
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Down Volume
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608
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973
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New Hi’s
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203
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161
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New Lo’s
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48
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42
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News
U.K. Mar. Construction PMI Climbs To 54.7 From 51.9 In
Feb (full
story).
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