TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers
Rise in employment numbers send markets higher. Crude
oil futures trade higher by 1.8% to $63.60.
McDonald’s
(
MCD |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) November Comp. Up 6.2% (full
story). MCD shares rise by nearly 1%.
Smith & Wesson
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News |
PowerRating)
Q2 EPS Misses Estimates By 2 Cents; Offers FY07 And FY08 Guidance (full
story). SWHC shares slashed by 12%.
National Semiconductor
(
NSM |
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PowerRating) Q2 Earnings Fall (full
story). NSM shares rise by 0.9%.
Xlinx
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XLNX |
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PowerRating)
Lowers Q3 Expectations (full
story). XLNX shares fall over 5%.
Chesapeake Energy
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CHK |
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News |
PowerRating)
Plans Public Offering Of 30 Million Common Shares (full
story). CHK shares fall by 4%.
Hewlett-Packard
(
HPQ |
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News |
PowerRating)
Reaches Civil Settlement With California AG (full
story). HPQ shares are trading fractionally lower through the morning.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow | -30.84 | 12,278.41 |
| Nasdaq | -18.17 | 2,427.69 |
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S&P 500 | -5.61 | 1,407.29 |
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NYSE |
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Volume | 2,700,678,000 | 2,051,040,000 |
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Advances | 1348 | 1195 |
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Declines | 1912 | 1873 |
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Up Volume | 848 | 740 |
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Down Volume | 1736 | 1258 |
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New Highs | 324 | 149 |
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New Lows | 11 | 32 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
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| PHLX Semiconductor  Index (SOX) |
Dow Jones Internet Commerce Index (ECM) | Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI) |
PHLX TheStreet.com Internet Commerce Index (DOT) | S&P Chemicals Index (CEX) |
Nonfarm Payroll 132K vs 105K consensus
Unemployment Rate 4.5% vs 4.5%
consensus
Hourly Earnings +0.2% vs +0.3% consenus
Average Workweek
33.9 vs 33.9 consensus
Darren Wong
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