TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers
Markets fractionally lower as traders await Fed
decision. Crude oil futures trade higher by 1% to $61.85.
Merck
(
MRK |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Reveals New Strategy To Enhance Growth; Reaffirms FY06,
FY07 Outlook (full
story). MRK shares trade lower by 0.5%.
Best Buy
(
BBY |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Q3 Profit Rises Nearly 9% On Revenue Growth; EPS Misses Estimate; Backs FY07
Outlook (full
story). BBY shares drop over 5%.
Nasdaq
(
NDAQ |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Unveils £2.7 Bln Hostile Bid For LSE (full
story). NDAQ shares fall by 0.5%.
Texas Instruments
(
TXN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Slashes Q4 EPS And Revenue Forecast On Lower-than-expected Chip Sales (full
story). TXN shares trade fractionally higher.
Citigroup
(
C |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Names Robert Druskin COO, Effective January 1, 2007 (full
story). C shares fall by 1.6%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow | -13.46 | 12,315.02 |
| Nasdaq | -8.47 | 2,434.39 |
|
S&P 500 | -1.32 | 1,411.72 |
|
NYSE |
| |
|
Volume | 1,029,271,000 | 763,506,000 |
|
Advances | 1582 | 1218 |
|
Declines | 1524 | 1616 |
|
Up Volume | 329 | 318 |
|
Down Volume | 569 | 361 |
|
New Highs | 197 | 89 |
|
New Lows | 21 | 31 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
|
PHLX Oil Services Index (OSX) | Amex Airline Index (XAL) |
PHLX Utilities Index (UTY) | PHLX Gold and Silver Sector Index (XAU) |
S&P Insurance Index (IUX) | Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI) |
Trade Balance -$58.9 bln vs -$63.0 bln consensus
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