TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers


Major markets gain ground
this morning after positive earnings from Lowe’s and a drop in crude prices; S&P
close to 5-year highs.

Lowe’s
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rose as much as 4.5% after beating earnings this morning.

Crude oil futures were trading lower this morning,
down almost 3%.

href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Stock%20Alert/”>Stocks On The
Move

Lowe’s
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Q4 Profit Surges 36.8%, EPS Tops Estimates, Revenues Up 26.4%, Guides Q1, FY06
EPS Above Consensus (full
story
).

Warnaco
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Q4 Profit Declines On Lower Sales (full
story
).

SUEZ
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,
Gaz De France Approve Merger To Block Bid From Italian Rival Enel (full
story
).

Luxottica
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Signs 10-yr, US$1.75 Bln Eyewear License Deal With Polo Ralph Lauren (full
story
).

Hormel Foods
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Q1 EPS Rises On Higher Sales; Guides Q2, Raises FY06 EPS Outlook (full
story
).

For more stories as they happen, go to our href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Breaking%20News/”>Breaking
News
section.

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Dow

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+55.79

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11,117.64

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NASDAQ

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+22.13

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2,309.17

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S&P 500

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+6.05

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1,295.48

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Volume

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824,650,000

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747,039,000

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Advances

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1955

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1823

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Declines

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1131

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1041

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Up Volume

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483

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512

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Down Volume

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237

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149

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New Hi’s

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219

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180

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New Lo’s

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19

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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
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January New Home Sales Come In Well Below Expectations
(full
story
).




John Patrick Lee


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