Little change in the major markets; indexes trading up fractionally.
Gold futures were trading higher this morning as continuing tensions with Iran, more attacks in Nigeria and Hamas' political victory in Palestine fuel the demand for save-haven futures.
Exxon Mobil (XOM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) traded up 3% after announcing a 27% increase in profits and nearly $100 billion in revenue for Q4. XOM's Power Rating.
Schering-Plough (SPG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) traded down after posting revenue up 6%, earnings down a penny from expectations. SGP's Power Rating.
FMC Technologies (FTI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Lifts Q4 Adj. EPS Outlook On Strong Quarter Performance (full story).
Sealed Air (SEE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit More Than Doubles On Higher Segmental Sales; Declares $0.15 Cash Dividend (full story).
Eastman Kodak (EK | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Reduces GAAP Loss In Q4; CFO Robert Brust To Retire By Jan. 2007 (full story).
Sysco (SYY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q2 Net Earnings Fall Despite Sales Growth (full story).
Mattel (MAT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit Down 2% On Lower Barbie Brand Sales, Lifts Buyback By $250 Mln (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
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Dow |
+6.17 |
10913.38 |
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NASDAQ |
+4.20 |
2308.43 |
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S&P 500 |
+1.36 |
1285.08 |
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NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
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Volume |
870,621,000 |
784,410,000 |
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Advances |
1496 |
1333 |
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Declines |
1629 |
1558 |
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Up Volume |
366 |
432 |
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Down Volume |
401 |
268 |
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New Hi's |
219 |
184 |
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New Lo's |
25 |
19 |
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| Oil Service (OSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Morgan Stanley Health Provider (RXH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Oil (OIX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Semiconductor (SOX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Airline (XAL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | S&P Banks (BIX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Personal Spending Outpaces Personal Income In December (full story).
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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