Stocks Start the Week Mixed

Gains from a mid-day rally were dissipated after the Treasury’s 10-year note rose to 5.13%. Tomorrow’s treasury budget report and Retail Sales data on Wednesday will be watched closely by investors to gauge market direction. p>

July crude futures added 2% to $65.97 per barrel after Saudi Arabia curbs shipments to Asian refiners. Gold futures for August delivery rose 1.3% to $659.00 an ounce.

Around Europe, France’s CAC 40 Index rose 1% to close at 5,940.09, Germany’s DAX Index added 1.5% to 7,706.10, and Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 1% to 6,567.50.

After last week’s market selloff today’s PowerRatings Heat Map is starting to show a few bullish sectors. The leading sector is Drugs. 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

CNX Gas
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To Acquire Coalbed Methane, Gas Interests From Peabody Energy
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(full story). CXG shares closed up 0.4%, while BTU shares fell 1.5%.

GlaxoSmithKline
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Says Phase III Study Shows Experimental Drug Promacta Increases Platelet Counts, Reduces Bleeding (full story). GSK shares rose 1.7%.

Telelogic Receives SEK 5.2 Bln Takeover Bid From IBM
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(full story). IBM shares added 0.4%.

Emcor
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Lifts FY07 Forecast On Demands For Its Patterns, Reveals Stock Split (full story). EME shares jumped 8%.

Pacific Sunwear
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Eliminates COO Post; Former COO Wendy Burden Resigns To Pursue Other Interests (full story). PSUN shares lost 1.25%.

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

Market Snapshot

Dow

+0.57 13,424.96

NASDAQ

-1.39 2,572.15

S&P 500

+1.45 1,509.12

 

NYSE NASDAQ

Volume

2,441,188,000 1,606,519,000

Advances

1560 1383

Declines

1695 1645

Up Volume

1097 652

Down Volume

1152 885

New Highs

66 106

New Lows

73 51

Strongest/Weakest Sectors

Strongest Sectors

Weakest Sectors

Deutsche Bank Energy Index (DXE) S&P Retail Index (RLX)
Amex Natural Gas Index (XNG) GSTI Internet Index (GIN)
Amex Securities Broker/Dealer Index (XBD) Amex Airline Index (XAL)

 

Economic News

No economic reports released today.

Darren Wong

Associate Editor

darrenw@tradingmarkets.com