TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday
An end-of-session rally? That’s just how stocks closed out the week on Friday, with the Dow up more than 6% and back above 8,000.
The Dow climbed by 494.13. The Nasdaq Composite added 68.23. And the S&P 500 closed higher by 47.59.
Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Monday.
An analyst with Oppenheimer Company upgraded shares of Microsoft
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Wal-Mart
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Campbell Soup
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A surprising earnings beat and a Citigroup upgrade from “hold” to “buy” helped send shares of retailer Gap Inc.
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With gold moving to a one-month high on Friday, money flowed into gold stocks such as AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.
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Also higher on Friday was basic materials company Alcoa
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Amid rumors that the company might consider selling parts of its business – or even look to sell itself entirely – Citigroup
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