Mixed trading dominates morning action; S&P and Nas down fractionally while Dow up marginally.
Despite increasing geopolitical tensions surrounding the Middle East, crude oil futures traded lower this morning.
Polo Ralph Lauren (RL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating 3Q Profit Up On Higher Sales, Trims Forecast On Closure Charges (full story).
Coca-Cola (KO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Adj. EPS Beats Street View (full story).
BP (BP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit Rises 23%, But Misses Consensus On Hurricane Impact (full story).
Emerson Electric (EMR | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q1 EPS Up 37% On Double-digit Growth In All Segments (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow |
+7.18 |
10,805.45 |
|
NASDAQ |
-6.47 |
2,252.33 |
|
S&P 500 |
-3.90 |
1,261.12 |
|
NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
|
Volume |
987,352,000 |
976,796,000 |
|
Advances |
1190 |
1126 |
|
Declines |
1872 |
1731 |
|
Up Volume |
300 |
404 |
|
Down Volume |
586 |
492 |
|
New Hi's |
77 |
80 |
|
New Lo's |
22 |
20 |
|
Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| Morgan Stanley Healthcare (HMO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Amex Gold Bugs (HUI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Pharmaceutical (DRG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Gold and Silver (XAU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| S&P Healthcare (HCX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Oil Service (OSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
No major economic news to report at this time.
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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