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The major averages showing fractional change with light volume. Christmas time!
In the Treasuries, the short end of the yield curve has inverted with two year yields above five year yields. Also, the long end is close to inversion.
Energy prices also falling today, as expectations for warm weather drive demand for crude oil and natural gas down.
Albertson's (PowerRating) (ABS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Spurns Buyout Bid; Plans Instead To Sell Under Performing Assets Piecemeal (full story).
Best Buy Co. (PowerRating) (BBY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Buys Pacific Sales Kitchen And Bath Centers In $410 Mln Deal (full story).
Wal-Mart (PowerRating) (WMT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) To Appeal Jury Verdict In Meals Break Case; Brings To Its Support Another Ruling (full story).
Tommy Hilfiger (PowerRating) (TOM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) Agrees To Be Purchased By Apax For $1.6 Billion (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
| Dow | -4.73 | 10,8884.71 |
| NASDAQ | +1.43 | 2247.92 |
| S&P 500 | -0.79 | 1267.33 |
| NYSE | NASDAQ | |
| Volume | 541,803,000 | 412,140,000 |
| Advances | 1778 | 1335 |
| Declines | 1253 | 1420 |
| Up Volume | 222 | 200 |
| Down Volume | 245 | 167 |
| New Hi's | 88 | 90 |
| New Lo's | 39 | 19 |
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| Airline Index (XAL | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Oil Service Sector (OSX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Networking Index (NWX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Natural Gas (XNG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Dow Jones Internet Commerce (ECM | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Deutsche Band Energy (DXE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Durable Goods Orders Up 4.4% For Nov., Ex.-Trans Down 0.6% (full story).
New Home Sales Down 11.3% In Nov. To Rate Of 1.245 Mln. Units (full story).
U. Of Mich. Consumer Sentiment Index At 91.5 For Dec.
John Patrick Lee
johnl@tradingmarkets.com
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