Slew of inflationary data holds markets back.
Crude oil futures trade lower by 1.4% to $57.88.
Stocks on the
Move
Transocean (RIG | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Q3 Profit Rises 81%,
Earnings Beat Estimates (full
story). RIG shares trade higher by 1.5%.
J C Penney (JCP | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Expects Low Single-digit
Growth In Nov. Sales, Raises Q3 Outlook (full
story). JCP shares rise by over 2%.
International Paper (IP | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Q3 Earnings
Decline; Expects Q4 Earnings From Cont. Operations To Be Lower Sequentially (full
story). IP shares fall by 1.6%.
Blockbuster (BBI | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Q3 Net Loss Narrows On
Absence Of Charges; Revenues Decline (full
story). BBI shares rise by nearly 10%.
Southwest Airlines (LUV | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) October Load
Factor Declines, RPM Increases (full
story). LUV shares fall by 1.2%.
Gap (GPS | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) October Sales Drop 3%, Provides
Q3 EPS Outlook (full
story). GPS shares fall by 5.5%.
Wal-Mart (WMT | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Oct. Comps. Up 0.5%; Expects
Flat Comps. In Nov. (full
story). WMT shares fall by 1.2%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking
News section.
Market Snapshot
|
Dow |
-12.48 |
12,018.54 |
|
NASDAQ |
-0.33 |
2,334.02 |
|
S&P 500
|
-0.47 |
1,367.34 |
|
|
NYSE |
NASDAQ |
|
Volume |
2,632,718,000 |
1,868,121,000 |
|
Advances |
1434 |
1271 |
|
Declines |
1806 |
1761 |
|
Up Volume |
1064 |
869 |
|
Down Volume |
1341 |
908 |
|
New Hi's |
119 |
61 |
|
New Lo's |
38 |
57 |
Strongest/Weakest Sectors
|
Strongest
Sectors |
Weakest
Sectors |
|
Morgan Stanley
Healthcare Payors
Index (HMO) |
Dow Jones REIT Index (DJR) |
| Morgan Stanley Healthcare
Provider Index (RXH) |
Amex Airline Index (XAL) |
| GSTI Internet (GIN) |
PHLX Utility Sector Index (UTY) |
Economic
News
Natural Gas Stocks
Down 9 BCF
Sept. Factory
Orders Up 2.1%
Jobless Claims
(Week Ended 10/28) Up 18K To 327K
Q3 Productivity Unchanged; Q3 Costs Up 3.8%
Darren Wong
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