Stocks Start The New Year On A Positive Note

  • January 3, 2006
  • John Patrick Lee



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After a slow morning start, major indices in the green driven higher by
Fed minutes that reflect a confident, inflation-contained market.


Manufacturing growth slows by largest percentage since July
2002; numbers level off after hurricanes sparked surge in restocking and
inventories.


Energy and oil lead sectors; driven by the rise in price of
crude oil.

Steve Shobin,
Chief Strategist at Americap Advisors said: “I think
the early ability to withstand the negative Wal-Mart news and the concern over
the gas situation in Russia suggested that the stock market’s backbone was
strong and looking for a catalyst, and I’m guessing that the reading of the
Fed notes became that catalyst.“

href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move


BASF face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>

(color=#ff0000>Powercolor=#ff0000>Rating)
Makes US$4.9 Bln Cash Offer To Acquire Engelhard


Wyethface=Arial color=#000000 size=2>

(color=#ff0000>Powercolor=#ff0000>Rating),
Trubion Form Alliance To Develop Drugs For Inflammatory Disease, Cancer (full
story).


Yellow Roadway face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
(color=#ff0000>Powercolor=#ff0000>Rating)
Changes Name To YRC Worldwide Inc; To Trade Under ‘YRCW’ Symbol From Jan. 4 (full
story).


Dow Jones  face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
(color=#ff0000>Powercolor=#ff0000>Rating)
Appoints COO Richard Zannino As Its New CEO, Ups Q4 EPS Outlook (full
story).


IMAX  face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>(color=#ff0000>Powercolor=#ff0000>Rating)
Signs Deal To Install MPX Theatre System In China’s Yunnan
Province (full
story).


Pilgrim’s Pride face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
(color=#ff0000>Powercolor=#ff0000>Rating)
Shares Plummet On Cut In Q1 Guidance Due To Lower Than Expected Results And
Price Realization (full
story).


Walgreen face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>
(color=#ff0000>Powercolor=#ff0000>Rating)
Posts Record Q1 Earnings; Sales Rise On A Surge In Generic And Prescription
Drugs (full
story).


For more stories as they happen, go to our href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Breaking%20News/”>Breaking
News section.


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style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>Dow 		style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>+129.35		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>10,846.85
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>NASDAQ		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>+38.21		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>2,243.53
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>S&P 500
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>+20.30		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>1,268.59
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16> size=2>NYSE		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16> size=2>NASDAQ
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=14>Volume		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=14>2,435,634,000		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=14>1,999,777,000
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>Advances		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>2548		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>1917
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>Declines		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>805		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>1193
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>Up Volume		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>1787		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>1394
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>Down Volume		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>399		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>403
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>New Hi’s		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>207		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>116
style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
width=”26%” height=16>New Lo’s		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”41%” height=16>61		 style=”FONT-SIZE: 79%; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25em; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif”
align=middle width=”48%” height=16>50


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Oil Service
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News



Fed Members Differ On How Much Further Rates Should Rise (full
story).


Growth In The Manufacturing Sector Slows More Than Expected (full
story).


Construction Spending Rises Less Than Expected In November (full
story)



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