TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers
Major indices trade higher led by the S&P. Crude oil
futures trade higher by 1% to $61.70.
General Electric
(
GE |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Sees Double Digit EPS Growth In Q4, FY06; Guides
FY07; Boosts Dividend (full
story). GE shares rise by 0.3% in morning trading.
AirTran
(
AAI |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Proposes To Acquire Midwest Air
(
MEH |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) For $290 Mln In Cash
And Stock (full
story). AAI shares rise by 1.6%, while MEH shares soar by 21.5%.
Cooper Companies
(
COO |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Q4 Profit Up; Lowers FY07 Forecast (full
story). COO shares drop 10%.
Dynegy
(
DYN |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Expects
FY07 EPS Within Street Forecast Range; Sees Charge In Q406 (full
story). DYN shares rise by 2%.
ADC
(
ADCT |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Posts
Higher Q4 Profit, Sees Q1 Sales Down 15% Sequentially (full
story). ADCT shares jump nearly 5%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow | +16.50 | 12,332.08 |
| Nasdaq | +1.26 | 2,432.86 |
|
S&P 500 | +2.99 | 1,414.55 |
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NYSE |
| |
|
Volume | 1,092,420,000 | 772,756,000 |
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Advances | 1805 | 1492 |
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Declines | 1295 | 1361 |
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Up Volume | 530 | 383 |
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Down Volume | 493 | 320 |
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New Highs | 218 | 87 |
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New Lows | 9 | 34 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
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| Morgan Stanley Healthcare Providers Index (RXH) |
PHLX Oil Services Sector Index (OSX) | PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) |
Deutsche Bank Energy Index (DXE) | Dow Jones Equity REIT Index (DJR) |
The E.I.A. reports that crude oil inventories had a draw of 4.29 mln barrels.
Business Inventories +0.4% vs +0.5% consensus
Retail Sales +1.0% vs +0.2%
consensus
Retail Sales ex-auto +1.1% vs +0.3% consensus
Darren Wong
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