S&P 500 Closes at Six Year High
Markets rise on CPI report. Crude oil futures
trade higher by 1.5% to $63.43.
Merck
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PowerRating) Wins Vioxx Case In Alabama (full
story). MRK shares rise by 1%.
Black & Decker
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PowerRating) Trims Q4, FY06 EPS Forecast On
Lower-than-expected Sales, Weak Demand, Decline In Orders (full
story). BDK shares drop nearly 10%.
Citigroup’s
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PowerRating) Stock Reaches Highest Level Since Mid-2001 (full
story). C shares rise by 1.8%.
Monsanto
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PowerRating) Upgraded by Goldman Sachs from Neutral to Buy.
MON shares rise 5%.
Accredited Home Lenders
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PowerRating) Upgraded By Bear Sterns from Peer
Perform to Outperform. LEND shares rise by 2%.
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|
Dow | +28.76 | 12,445.52 |
| Nasdaq | +3.35 | 2,457.20 |
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S&P 500 | +1.60 | 1,427.09 |
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NYSE |
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Volume | 3,129,897,000 | 2,296,041,000 |
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Advances | 1486 | 1466 |
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Declines | 1764 | 1610 |
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Up Volume | 1223 | 1338 |
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Down Volume | 1452 | 757 |
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New Highs | 308 | 168 |
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New Lows | 16 | 41 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
|
Dow Jones Internet Commerce Index (ECM) | Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI) |
S&P Chemicals Index (CEX) | PHLX Gold and Silver Sector Index (XAU) |
PHLX Thestreet.com Internet Index (DOT) | Amex Natural Gas Index (XNG) |
Industrial Production +0.2% vs unchanged consensus
Capacity Utilization
81.8% vs 82.1% consensus
Net Foreign Purchases $82.3 bln vs $69.5 bln
consensus
Core CPI m/m unchanged vs +0.2% consensus
Core CPI y/y
+2.6% vs +2.7% consensus
Darren Wong
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