Stocks Close Mixed

• October 17, 2007
• TradingMarkets Editors

Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rising, while the Dow declined. Earlier in the day, earnings news from JP Morgan Chase
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Comerica
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Entergy
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Crown Holdings
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Coca-Cola
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Meanwhile, Citigroup
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Crude oil hit another record high today, rising above $88 per barrel.

Market Snapshot

Dow -20.40 13892.54 NASDAQ 28.76 2792.67 S&P 500 2.71 1541.24   NYSE NASDAQ Volume 1,421,115,920 2,344,979,552 Up Volume 696,368,010 1,638,499,032 Down Volume 709,109,910 674,505,154 Advances 1683 1541 Declines 1591 1410 New Highs 138 98 New Lows 103 121

Strongest/Weakest Industry Groups

Strongest Industries % Change Weakest Industries % Change Independent Oil & Gas +1.98% Toy & Hobby Stores -6.57% Manufactured Housing +1.01% Surety & Title Insurance -4.88% Tobacco Products, Other +1.48% Healthcare Information Services -4.92%

Economic News

CPI (Sep): Actual 0.3%, Consensus 0.2% Housing Starts (Sep): Actual 1191K, Consensus 1285K Building Permits (Sep): Actual 1226K, Consensus 1300K