Markets close the day mixed; Dow and Nas post fractional changes, while the S&P rose 0.4%.
Crude oil futures closed lower today, as the Energy Department released yet another increased inventory.
The Energy Department released numbers showing an increase in crude inventory for the fifth straight week.
Shares of Dupont traded over 3% higher after the company raised revenue expectations this morning.
Microsoft (MSFT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Files Lawsuits Against Online Sellers To Thwart Software Piracy
DuPont (DD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Lifts Q1, FY06 EPS Target Above Consensus; Restructuring In Coatings Businesses To Cut 1,500 Jobs, Save $165 Mln Annually (full story).
Wal-Mart (WMT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Raises Its Stake In CARHCO To 51% (full story).
Goodrich Petroleum (GDP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 EPS Drops Despite Higher Revenues (full story).
Ross Stores (RST | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit Rises In Line With Street Views On Higher-than-expected Top-line Growth (full story).
Sears Holdings (SHLD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit Jumps (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
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Dow |
+59.87 |
11,211.21 |
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NASDAQ |
+16.30 |
2,312.20 |
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S&P 500 |
+5.65 |
1,303.14 |
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NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
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Volume |
2,198,708,000 |
2,088,571,000 |
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Advances |
2119 |
1853 |
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Declines |
1154 |
1167 |
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Up Volume |
1404 |
1505 |
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Down Volume |
555 |
391 |
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New Hi's |
252 |
180 |
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New Lo's |
28 |
35 |
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| GSTI Multimedia (GIP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Pharmaceutical (DRG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Disk Drive (DDX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Morgan Stanley Hlth Products (RXP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Networking Index (NWX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Oil Service (OSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Crude Oil Inventories Up 4.8 Mln. Barrels; Gasoline Inventories Down 900,000 Barrels
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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