TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers
Positive earnings in the financial sector spark
rally. Crude oil futures trade higher by 2% to $62.57.
From a
quick glance at our new PowerRatings
Heat Maps*,
we are seeing potential weakness in the Drug and Health Services sectors, whilst
no particular sector seems to offer great upside potential. Overall we are
seeing potential strength in very few stocks.
Lehman Brothers
(
LEH |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Q4 Profit Up 22%, EPS Tops Consensus; Shares
Down (full
story). LEH shares are trading fractionally higher this morning.
Strong Revenue Growth Lifts Bear Stearns
(
BSC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Q4 Profit Up 38%; EPS
Tops Consensus; Declares Cash Dividend (full
story). BSC shares move up by 2%.
Honeywell
(
HON |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Backs FY06 Outlook; Sees 13% – 17% EPS Growth In FY07
(full
story). HON shares rise by 2.6%.
Multimedia Games
(
MGAM |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Q4 Net Income Drops On Lower Revenues,
Higher Costs; Guides Q1(full
story). MGAM shares jump over 4%.
Steel Dynamics
(
STLD |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Cuts Q4 Earnings Outlook (full
story). STLD shares are trading fractionally higher.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow | +61.37 | 12,378.87 |
| Nasdaq | +24.79 | 2,457.20 |
|
S&P 500 | +9.41 | 1,422.62 |
|
NYSE |
| |
|
Volume | 1,064,846,000 | 848,115,000 |
|
Advances | 2138 | 1925 |
|
Declines | 966 | 927 |
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Up Volume | 778 | 672 |
|
Down Volume | 164 | 98 |
|
New Highs | 301 | 115 |
|
New Lows | 13 | 25 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
|
GSTI Multimedia Networking (GIP) | Morgan Stanley Healthcare Providers Index (RXH) |
CBOE Internet Index (INX) | Amex Airline Index (XAL) |
S&P Retail Index (RLX) | S&P Banking Index (BIX) |
Natural Gas Inventory fell 168 bcf to 3238 bcf
Export Prices ex- ag +0.1%; Prior -0.5%
Export Prices ex- ag +0.1%; Prior -0.5%
Initial Claims 304K vs 320K consensus
Darren Wong
darrenw@tradingmarkets.com
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* PowerRatings Heat Maps is a powerful tool, which can help you make sense of
the markets in an instant. PowerRatings Heat Maps are set for release in
early 2007.Â