Major markets rebound from yesterday's sell-off during morning trading; all major markets are sitting in the green.
Positive economic reports overcome rising oil prices to help boost investor sentiment.
Crude oil futures were trading higher, up over 1%, on a report of a possible sabotage attack on Chevron in Nigeria.
Medco Health Solutions (MHS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit Rises On Higher Margin; Top-line Up 21%; Narrows FY06 EPS Outlook (full story).
Liz Claiborne (LIZ | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Q4 Profit Slides 5% On Charges, Revenue Remains Flat, Initiate Q1 EPS Guidance (full story).
Massey Energy (MEE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating Foresees Q1 Results Below Expectations, Arcoma Mine To Restart In Q2 (full story).
Weaker Sales And Lower Price Realizations Force Pilgrim's Pride (PPC | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Power Rating To Withdraw Q2, FY06 EPS Outlook (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
|
Dow |
+53.71 |
11,047.12 |
|
NASDAQ |
+22.71 |
2,304.10 |
|
S&P 500 |
+6.87 |
1,287.53 |
|
NYSE |
NASDAQ | |
|
Volume |
935,240,000 |
934,539,000 |
|
Advances |
2022 |
1807 |
|
Declines |
1040 |
1035 |
|
Up Volume |
553 |
673 |
|
Down Volume |
222 |
184 |
|
New Hi's |
93 |
105 |
|
New Lo's |
20 |
28 |
|
Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| GSTI Semiconductor (GSM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Utility Sector (UTY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Semiconductor (SOX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | S&P Healthcare (HCX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| GSTI Multimedia (GIP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Morgan Stanley Health Provider (RXH | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Personal Income And Spending Increase In January (full story).
Growth In The Manufacturing Sector Accelerates In February (full story).
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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