TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers
The NASDAQ is posting modest losses to start the week while
the Dow sits virtually unchanged. Volatility has picked up with all the futures
markets returning to action after last week’s holiday.
Treasuries are higher, while the US Dollar Index is lower by
0.68%.
Energy prices are trading sharply lower. Crude Oil is trading
at $57.00 while Natural Gas is the biggest percentage decliner.
In economic news, Existing Home Sales fell 2.7% in October to
a rate of 7.09 Mln. units (report).
The decline was larger than forecast.
Stocks On The Move
Merck
(
MRK |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) announced its first phase of a global
restructuring program (more).
Ahold
(
AHO |
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News |
PowerRating) agreed to settle the US securities class action with the
Dutch Shareholders’ Association for $1.1 billion (more).
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| Dow |
-14.59 | 10,917.03 |
| NASDAQ |
-15.88 | 2247.13 |
| S&P 500 |
-6.23 | 1262.02 |
| NYSE | NASDAQ | |
| Volume |
920,625,000 | 771,908,000 |
| Advances |
1234 | 975 |
| Declines |
1933 | 1947 |
| Up Volume |
301 | 231 |
| Down Volume |
543 | 484 |
| New Hi’s |
118 | 95 |
| New Lo’s |
73 | 35 |
|
|
Weakest Sectors |
| Disk Drive ( DDX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Oil Service ( OSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Airline ( XAL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Oil Index ( XOI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Gold Bugs ( HUI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Natural Gas ( XNG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Ashton Dorkins