TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers
Markets rise on M&A activity. Crude oil futures trade
lower by 1.8% to $62.30.
Pfizer
(
PFE |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Halts All Torcetrapib Trials; Backs Outlook Until 2009,
Shares Drop In Pre-Market (full
story). PFE shares drop over 11%.
Gold Kist
(
GKIS |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Agrees To Pilgrim’s Pride
(
PPC |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Sweetened Bid Of $21 A Share (full
story). GKIS shares rise by 4.5%, while PPC shares jump nearly 11%.
Armor Holdings
(
AH |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Receives $649 Mln Contract From U.S. Army For FMTV
Trucks (full
story). AH shares rise by 1.8%.
LSI Logic
(
LSI |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) To
Merge With Agere Systems
(
AGR |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) In $4 Bln All-stock Deal; To
Repurchase $500 Mln Stock (full
story). LSI shares drop nearly 12%, while AGR shares jump 10%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow | +56.96 | 12,251.09 |
| Nasdaq | +31.36 | 2,444.35 |
|
S&P 500 | +8.08 | 1,404.79 |
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NYSE |
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Volume | 1,165,939,000 | 808,332,000 |
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Advances | 2309 | 2025 |
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Declines | 826 | 863 |
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Up Volume | 103 | 138 |
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Down Volume | 403 | 135 |
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New Highs | 342 | 131 |
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New Lows | 5 | 23 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
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PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) | Deutsche Bank Energy Index (DXE) |
GSTI Semiconductor Index (GSM) | Amex Pharmaceutical Index (DRG) |
GSTI Internet Index (GIN) | PHLX Oil and Gas Services Sector Index (OSX) |
No economic reports released today.
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