TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers


Stocks post modest gains as
the housing numbers quell some interest fears and GOOG is added to the S&P.

New housing sales fell over 10%, to the lowest levels
since 2003.

Crude oil futures were trading higher, up about .75%

Google
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stock rose almost 8% after being added to the S&P 500.  GOOG’s status as a
member begins after March 31.

Lucent
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advanced in merger talks with Alcatel
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. 
LU jumped 9% and ALA jumped almost 2%.

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

GM
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Power Rating

Announces Sale Of Majority Stake In Mortgage Unit (full
story
).

FDA Panel Recommends Against Approval Of
Cephalon’s
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Power Rating

ADHD Drug SPARLON; Co. Cuts FY06 Sales Guidance (full
story
).

Palm
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Power Rating

Earnings Rise, Top Estimates; Guides Q4 Above Consensus (full
story
).

Solectron
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PowerRating)

Power Rating

Swings To Profit In Q2 On Lower Costs; Non – GAAP EPS Matches Estimate; Sees Q3
EPS In $0.03 – $0.05 Range (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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+32.65

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11,302.94

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NASDAQ

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+11.21

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2,311.36

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S&P 500

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+2.96

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1,304.63

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Volume

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1,099,769,000

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899,156,000

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Advances

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1832

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1625

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Declines

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1215

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1164

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Up Volume

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787

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556

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Down Volume

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212

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282

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New Hi’s

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120

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134

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New Lo’s

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15

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Sectors

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Strongest
Sectors


Weakest
Sectors

Amex Gold Bugs
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GSTI Services
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Gold and Silver
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S&P Chemical
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GSTI Multimedia
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Dow Jones Equity
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href=”https://tradingmarkets.com.site/news/Economic%20News/”>Economic
News



New Home Sales Fall More Than Expected In February (full
story
).



Durable Goods Orders Rebound More Than Expected In February (full
story
).




John Patrick Lee


johnl@tradingmarkets.com



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