TradingMarkets Mid-Day Movers
Gold and airline sectors lead morning rally. Crude
oil futures trade lower by 0.3% to $61.83.
Hewlett-Packard
(
HPQ |
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Chart |
News |
PowerRating) CFO To Retire At Year-end; Treasurer Cathie
Lesjak Named New Finance Chief (full
story). HPQ shares rise by nearly 1%.
Merck
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MRK |
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Chart |
News |
PowerRating),
Vertex
(
VRTX |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Reveal Positive Phase I Study Results (full
story). MRK shares are trading fractionally higher, while VRTX shares
drop over 6%.
DuPont
(
DD |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) To Cut 1,500 Positions Globally,
Expects A Charge Of About $200Mln In Q4; Lifts FY06 EPS Forecast (full
story). DD shares rise by 1.5%.
Hartford
(
HIG |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating) Lifts
FY06 EPS Outlook, Guides FY07 Earnings; To Repurchase Addl. $500 Mln Shares (full
story). HIG shares rise by 1.7%.
Nuvelo
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NUVO |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating):
Phase 3 Study Misses Target; Suspends Patient Enrollment (full
story). NUVO shares get slashed by 80%.
Analogic
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ALOG |
Quote |
Chart |
News |
PowerRating)
Reports Q1 Loss (full
story). ALOG shares rise by 1.6%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
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Dow | +28.04 | 12,335.53 |
| Nasdaq | +12.10 | 2,449.48 |
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S&P 500 | +4.18 | 1,414.02 |
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NYSE |
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Volume | 971,538,000 | 797,948,000 |
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Advances | 1873 | 1620 |
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Declines | 1201 | 1247 |
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Up Volume | 322 | 192 |
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Down Volume | 11 | 9 |
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New Highs | 168 | 118 |
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New Lows | 13 | 25 |
| Strongest Sectors | Weakest Sectors |
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PHLX Gold and Silver Sector Index (XAU) | Amex Securities Broker/Dealer Index (XBD) |
Amex Airline Index (XAL) | Nasdaq Other Finance (OFIN) |
Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI) | Amex Pharmaceutical Index (DRG) |
Wholesale Inventories +0.8% vs +0.6% consensus
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