Positive Earnings Propel Dow To New Highs
Nasdaq leads major indices by finishing up 1.6%, while
Dow and S&P close up nearly 1%. Crude oil futures traded higher to close
at $57.86.
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Stocks on the
Move
Yum! Brands Q3 Earnings Rise, Top Estimates;
Boosts FY06 Earnings (full
story). YUM shares jump over 8%.
Genzyme Q3 Profit Plummets On One-time Charges
Despite Top Line Growth (full
story). GENZ shares drop nearly 2%.
Costco Q4 EPS Rises, Beats Street Expectation;
Sales Grow 19% On Improved Gasoline Margins (full
story). COST shares soars over 7%.
McDonald’s Sept. Systemwide Comps. Rise 9.8%;
Sees Higher EPS In Q3 (full
story). MCD shares rise to 52-week highs closing up over 2.5%.
Barr Secures Purchase Of PLIVA; Says 90% Of
PLIVA Shares Tendered In Response To Tender Offer (full
story). BRL shares fall by nearly 1%.Â
Domino’s Q3 Profit Lifted 21% By Gains, Strong
Showing From International Unit, Sales Down 3% (full
story). DPZ shares rise by over 4%.
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Dow
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+95.97
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11,948.18
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NASDAQ
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+37.91
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2,346.18
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S&P 500
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+12.88
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1,362.83
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size=2>NYSE
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Volume
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2,472,778,000
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1,965,796,000
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Advances
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2555
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2326
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Declines
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718
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713
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Up Volume
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1805
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1481
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Down Volume
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384
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270
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New Hi’s
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276
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189
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New Lo’s
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14
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31
Strongest
Sectors
Weakest
Sectors
PHLX Oil Services
Sector (OSX)
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Economic
News
Beige Book
Indicates Economic Activity Continued To Expand Since The Last Report
Crude Inventories
Up 2.4 Mln. Barrels; Gasoline Inventories Up 300k Barrels; Distillate Stocks
Down 1.6 Mln. Barrels
Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Widens To A Record High (full
story).
DHelvetica>arren Wong
darrenw@tradingmarkets.com
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