Sun Calls Ease; Stocks Slip
Stocks are taking a breather Thursday ahead of the closely watched employment
report that is due out Friday. Oil services are the day’s top sector, while
biotechs are the weakest.
At mid-day, the VIX is up 2.06 to 29.83.
Among bigger movers on heavier-than-average volume:
Sun Micro
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PowerRating) is down with the rest of tech and is off .82 to 19.62.
The Sun Jan 15 calls are down .50 to 8.10 on heavier-than-average volume.
General Electric
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PowerRating) is down .89 to 48.21 while the GE May 47.5 puts are
up .30 to 1.15 on heavier-than-average volume.
Dell
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PowerRating) is also lower, trading down 1.09 to 25.64 while the DELL May
25 puts have gained .25 to 1.25 on heavier-than-average volume.