Stocks Rally Back On Lower Yields, Crude

The major indices closed higher after a volatile session that saw
oil prices back off and bond yields stabilize. The Nasdaq and S&P
both gained 0.6%, while the Dow added 0.4%.

Crude oil futures for July delivery fell
slightly by 0.4% to $68.61 per barrel. Gold futures for August
delivery fell 0.9% to $654.20 an ounce.


Around Europe, Germany’s DAX Index lost 1.6% to close at 7,964.71,
France’s CAC 40 Index fell 1% to 6,029.79, and Britain’s FTSE 100
Index lost 0.8% to 6,596.00.



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Metals/Mining, and Manufacturing. 

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Stocks in
Motion

Luxottica
(
LUX |
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PowerRating)
To Buy Oakley
(
OO |
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News |
PowerRating)
For $2.1
Bln (full
story
). LUX shares jumped 9%, while OO shares added 13%.

Dollar General
(
DG |
Quote |
Chart |
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PowerRating)
Shareholders Approve Merger With KKR ; CEO
David Perdue To Resign (full
story
). DG shares rose 0.2%.

Newfield
(
NFX |
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Chart |
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PowerRating)
To Sell Gulf Of Mexico Assets To McMoRan
(
MMR |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)

For $1.1 Bln In Cash (full
story
). NFX shares gained 2.3%, while MMR shares rose 3.5%.

Former AIG
(
AIG |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
CEO Maurice Greenberg Sues Current And Former
Directors Of Company Over Restatement (full
story
). AIG shares lost 0.5%.

H&R Block
(
HRB |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Slides To Loss In Q4; Income From Cont. Ops Up 9%;
Revenue Rises 8%; Sees FY08 EPS Below Street Forecast (full
story
). HRB shares lost 4.4%.

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


Market Snapshot

Dow

+56.42 13,545.84

NASDAQ

+17.00 2,616.96

S&P 500

+9.35 1,522.19

 

NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

3,084,347,000 2,024,694,000

Advances

1771 1584

Declines

1475 1438

Up Volume

2132 1480

Down Volume

827 488

New Highs

109 99

New Lows

90 91


Strongest/Weakest Sectors

Strongest Sectors

Weakest Sectors

GSTI Semiconductor Index (GSM) CBOE DJ REIT Index (DJR)

CBOE Oil Index (OIX)
Amex Securities Broker/Dealer Index (XBD)
Deutsche Bank Energy Index (DXE) Amex Airline Index (XAL)


 


Economic
News

Initial Claims 324K vs 310K
consensus, prior 314K revised from 311K

Philadelphia Fed 18.0 vs 8.0
consensus

May Leading Indicators, 0.3% vs. consensus 0.2%

Darren Wong

Associate Editor

darrenw@tradingmarkets.com