TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers

December 6, 2006
Darren Wong

Nasdaq lower on Yahoo’s management shakeup. Crude oil futures
trade fractionally lower through the morning.

Yahoo
(
YHOO |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Reveals Reorganization Of Structure; COO To Leave, CFO
Susan Decker To Head Customer-focused Group (full
story). YHOO shares fall nearly 2% in early trading.

Merck
(
MRK |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Backs FY06 EPS Outlook, Guides FY07; Reaffirms Plan To Eliminate 7,000
Jobs By End Of 2008 (full
story). MRK shares fall by 2%.

Prudential Financial
(
PRU |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Reaffirms FY06 Earnings Outlook; Guides FY07 In Line With View (full
story). PRU shares rise by 2.4%.

MedImmune
(
MEDI |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Backs FY06, FY09 Outlook (full
story). MEDI shares trade fractionally higher.

Korn/Ferry
(
KFY |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Q2 Profit Climbs Nearly 25% On Top Line Growth; Adj. EPS Beats
Estimate; Gives Q3 Outlook (full
story). KFY shares drop nearly 7%.

For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.

Market Snapshot

Dow	-17.06	12,314.54
Nasdaq	-7.15	2,445.23
S&P 500	-1.88	1,412.88
	NYSE	NASDAQ
Volume	1,176,208,000	872,481,000
Advances	1518	1346
Declines	1582	1499
Up Volume	561	364
Down Volume	501	423
New Highs	255	114
New Lows	9	27

Strongest/Weakest Sectors

Strongest Sectors	Weakest Sectors
Morgan Stanley Healthcare Payors Index (HMO)	GSTI Software Index (GSO)
Amex Networking Index (NWX)	Dow Jones Equity REIT Index (DJR)
PHLX Oil Services Sector Index (OSX)	Nasdaq Computer Index (IXCOX)