New All-Time High For The Dow
Major indices close fractionally higher with the
Nasdaq leading up 0.5%. Crude oil futures closed higher by 1.2% to
$58.57.
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Stocks on the
Move
Microsoft Confirms Windows Vista On Track To Be
Delivered To Volume License Business Customers In November (full
story). MSFT shares finish the day higher by 0.6%.
Home Depot Downgraded By Raymond James To
Outperform From Strong Buy. HD shares drop over 2.5%.Â
Strong Segmental Revenues Boost GE’s Q3 Profit
Up; EPS From Cont. Ops. Matches Consensus; Tightens FY06 EPS Forecast Range (full
story). GE shares fall nearly 1%.
Aetna To Lay Off 650 Workers To Cut Costs ; To
Incur Q4 Charge Of $20Mln (full
story). AET shares fall 2.3%.
Prudential Financial Ups Chesapeake Energy Corp.
To Overweight From Neutral Weight With $38 Price Target (full
story). CHK shares close up by 0.4%.
McDonald’s Completes Chipotle Divesture
(full
story). MCD shares are trading lower by 0.3%, while CMG shares fall by
over 0.75%.
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News section.
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Dow
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+12.81
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11,960.51
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NASDAQ
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+11.11
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2,357.29
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S&P 500
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+2.78
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1,365.61
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Volume
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2,364,037,000
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1,908,825,000
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Advances
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1854
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1832
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Declines
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1386
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1172
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Up Volume
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1228
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1297
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Down Volume
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853
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486
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New Hi’s
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308
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220
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New Lo’s
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10
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35
Strongest
Sectors
Weakest
Sectors
PHLX Gold and Silver
Sector (XAU)
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Economic
News
Business Inventories Rose 0.6% In August
University Of Michigan Consumer
Sentiment Index Rises To 92.3 In October From 85.4 In September
Import Prices Fell 2.1% In September, Export
Prices Fell 0.5%
Retail Sales Fell
0.4% In September, Ex-Autos Sales Fell 0.5%
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darrenw@tradingmarkets.com
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