Major indexes closed the day up fractionally; trading driven by Google earnings and oil inventory report.
S&P and Dow react well to Boeing's announcement, while the tech sector and Nasdaq managed to bounce back from morning lows, triggered by negative earnings from Google.
Crude oil futures closed down fractionally after the Energy Department announced a rise in inventories. Tensions with Iran continue to uphold a solid support floor for the futures price.
Google (GOOG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) close down almost -10% after announcing missed earnings Tuesday afternoon. GOOG's Power Rating.
Boeing (BA | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) closed up almost 5% after beating quarterly estimates. BA's Power Rating.
Toyota Motor (TM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Posts 14% Increase In January U.S. Sales (full story).
General Motors (GM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating January U.S. Sales Rise 6% (full story).
DaimlerChrysler (DCX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating U.S. January Sales Up 5% (full story).
Time Warner (TWX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit Rises 21% On Higher Sales From Filmed Entertainment, Cable, Networks Segments (full story).
JetBlue (JBLU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Swings To Loss In Q4 On High Fuel Costs; Expects To Post A Loss For Q1 & 2006 (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
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Dow |
+89.09 |
10,953,95 |
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NASDAQ |
+4.74 |
2,310.56 |
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S&P 500 |
+2.38 |
1,282.46 |
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NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
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Volume |
2,493,163,000 |
2,267,386,000 |
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Advances |
1804 |
1629 |
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Declines |
1439 |
1399 |
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Up Volume |
1323 |
1311 |
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Down Volume |
873 |
693 |
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New Hi's |
296 |
228 |
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New Lo's |
33 |
26 |
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors | |
| Morgan Stanley Healthcare (HMO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Oil Service (NWX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Deutsche Bank Energy (DXE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| GSTI Multimedia (GIP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Oil (XOI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Oil And Gasoline Inventories Rise (full story).
Construction Spending Rises Much More Than Expected (full story).
Mortgage Application Volume Drops (full story).
Growth In The Manufacturing Sector Slows More Than Expected (full story).
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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