Dow rises 0.4%, while the S&P and Nasdaq rise 0.25%. Crude oil futures
drop by $2.50 per barrel to close at $56.26.
Stocks on the
Move
Sears Holdings (SHLD | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Q3 Profit More Than
Triples On One-time Items, Lower Expenses; Top Line Drops, Comps. Down 3% (full
story). SHLD shares drop 5.5%.
Clear Channel (CCU | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Agrees To $26.7 Bln
Takeover; Plans To Sell Some Radio Stations, Television Group (full
story). CCU shares rise by 3.5%.
Apple Computer (AAPL | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Has Taken Out The
Highs Of The Year (full
story). AAPL shares close higher by nearly 2%.
MTS Systems Corp. (MTSC | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Beats Q4
Consensus Estimates (full
story). MTSC shares jump over 5%.
Big Lots (BIG | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Posts Profit In Q3; Lifts
Q4, FY06 View (full
story). BIG shares rise by 4.3%.
Williams-Sonoma (WSM | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ) Q3 Net Income
Declines; Cuts Q4, FY06 Outlook (full
story). WSM shares fall by nearly 10%.
Men's Wearhouse Q3 Earnings Rise 32%, Beat
Estimates, Boosts (full
story). MW shares fall by 7.7%.
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking
News section.
Market Snapshot
|
Dow |
+54.11 |
12,305.82 |
|
NASDAQ |
+6.31 |
2,449.06 |
|
S&P 500
|
+3.19 |
1,399.76 |
|
|
NYSE |
NASDAQ |
|
Volume |
2,713,075,000 |
2,021,207,000 |
|
Advances |
1755 |
1496 |
|
Declines |
1521 |
1526 |
|
Up Volume |
1564 |
1067 |
|
Down Volume |
938 |
847 |
|
New Hi's |
347 |
220 |
|
New Lo's |
15 |
38 |
Strongest/Weakest Sectors
|
Strongest
Sectors |
Weakest
Sectors |
|
Nasdaq
Telecommunications Index (IXTC) |
Amex Gold Bugs Index (HUI) |
| GSTI Multimedia Networking Index (GIP) |
PHLX Oil Services Sector Index (OSX) |
| GSTI Hardware
Index (GHA) |
PHLX Gold and Silver Sector Index (XAU) |
Economic
News
Initial Claims 308K vs 310K consensus
Core CPI +0.1% vs +0.2% consensus
CPI -0.5% vs -0.3% consensus
Capacity Utilization 82.2% vs 82.0% consensus
Industrial Production +0.2% vs +0.3% consensus
Darren Wong
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