Stocks Continue to Move Lower As Bond Yields Rise

U.S. stocks continue to move lower as bond yields continue to escalate. Investors are concerned that the higher yields will reduce corporate earnings and slow down the pace of the economy.

July crude futures fell 0.9% to $65.40 per barrel. Gold futures for August delivery fell 0.7% to $654.10 an ounce, which marks a new 12-week low.

Around Asia, Shanghai’s Composite Index rose 1.9% to close at 4,072.14, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose fractionally to 20,636.39, and Tokyo’s Nikkei fell 0.4% to 17,760.91.

Today’s PowerRatings Heat Map is looking fairly mixed with no sectors showing overwhelming strength or weakness.  Click here to view all 33 Heat Map sectors.   

Click here to see our new list of indicators that includes Gaps Down 5% or More, 2-Period RSI Below 2, Stocks Up 10% or More.  Historically proven edges make these a great place to start making a watch list. 

Stocks in Motion

All Around Growth Lifts Lehman Brothers
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Q2 Profit By 27% (full story). LEH shares rise by 2.25%.

Take-Two Interactive
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Q2 Loss Widens As Revenues Decline; Reveals Restructuring Plans; Guides Q2, Q4, FY07 (full story). TTWO shares jump 6.3%.

Dean Foods
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Trims Q2, FY07 Adj. EPS Forecast, Below Street View, On Higher Dairy Costs And Oversupply Of Raw Organic Milk (full story). DF shares lose 4.25%.

Texas Instruments
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Narrows Q2 Outlook (full story). TXN shares fall by 1.4%.

Cal Drive
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To Buy Horizon Offshore
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For $650 Mln (full story). DVR shares fall 2%, while HOFF shares jump over 11%.

For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.

Market Snapshot

Dow

-38.36 13,386.60

NASDAQ

-10.82 2,531.33

S&P 500

-3.98 1,505.14

 

NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

1,068,980,000 774,004,000

Advances

509 742

Declines

2596 2112

Up Volume

188 233

Down Volume

744 453

New Highs

31 62

New Lows

100 67

Strongest/Weakest Sectors

Strongest Sectors

Weakest Sectors

GSTI Services Index (GSV) Nasdaq Transportation Index (TRANX)
S&P Insurance Index (IUX) GSTI Internet Index (GIN)
Nasdaq Telecom Index (IXTCX) Dow Jones Equity REIT Index (DJR)

 

Economic News

No economic reports released today.

Darren Wong

Associate Editor

darrenw@tradingmarkets.com