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Markets up fractionally; showing positive signs after yesterday's sell-offs.
Positive earnings from Pfizer and Merrill Lynch give investors reason to be happy; earnings fears and worries about Japan's sell-off are allayed momentarily.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) was up over 12% after reporting positive earnings and rising demand for tech chips.
Home Depot (HD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Targets 9% - 12% Annual Sales Growth Over Next 5 Years; Boosts Q4 Dividend By 50% (full story).
Pfizer (PFE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q4 Profits Slip 3.3%, Yet Trumps Estimates; Revenues Drop 9% (full story).
Merrill Lynch's (MER | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q4 May Be Merry But Not Stellar (full story).
UnitedHealth (UNH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Q4 Earnings Rise On Top Line Growth, EPS, Excld. Costs, Beats Estimates; Lifts FY06 EPS Outlook (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow |
+10.24 |
10865.10 |
|
NASDAQ |
+14.50 |
2294.14 |
|
S&P 500 |
+2.27 |
1280.20 |
|
NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
|
Volume |
944,444,000 |
974,730,000 |
|
Advances |
1916 |
1792 |
|
Declines |
1192 |
1031 |
|
Up Volume |
544 |
684 |
|
Down Volume |
290 |
216 |
|
New Hi's |
126 |
142 |
|
New Lo's |
25 |
16 |
|
Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| Semiconductor (SOX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Morgan Stanley Healthcare (HMO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| GSTI Semiconductor (GSM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Kbw Bank Index (BKX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Oil Service (OSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | S&P Bank (BIX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Jobless Claims Show An Unexpected Decrease (full story).
Housing Starts Show Notable Decline In December (full story).
Crude Oil Inventories Rise (full story).
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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