Strong Earnings Boost Stocks

• October 17, 2007
• TradingMarkets Editors

Stocks are higher on Wednesday after 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 22.76 13935.70 NASDAQ 33.97 2797.88 S&P 500 7.03 1545.56 � NYSE NASDAQ Volume 528,783,130 976,862,732 Up Volume 338,374,120 731,668,620 Down Volume 186,062,810 231,765,656 Advances 1926 1673 Declines 1184 1133 New Highs 121 89 New Lows 54 63

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