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S&P ends the day at four year closing high, as investors continue to feel confident with the information from the Fed minutes.
Conversely, the dollar had its worst two days against the Euro in five years, also caused by the Fed's position on inflation-containment.
Technology indexes head the sectors, while oil and the energies trading lower for the day.
Surge in factory orders linked directly to airline industry; the orders remain largely unchanged outside of transportation sector.
Ford (PowerRating) December U.S. Sales Fall 9%; Full Year Sales Down 5% (full story).
Daimlerchrysler (PowerRating) U.S. Sales Fall 2% In Dec., But Rise 4% In 2005 (full story).
Unisys (PowerRating) Awarded Dept Of Homeland Security Contract (full story).
Estee Lauder (PowerRating) Replaces Mercury Interactive In S&P 500; Per-Se Replaces NDCHealth In S&P SmallCap 600 (full story).
Monsanto (PowerRating) Reports Profit For Q1 On Higher Revenue, Confirms FY06 EPS Outlook (full story).
Trans World Entertainment (PowerRating) Cuts FY05 EPS Outlook On Weak Sales (full story).
Boyd Gaming (PowerRating) To Develop $4 Bln Las Vegas Complex (full story).
For more stories as they happen, go to our Breaking News section.
| Dow | +32.74 | 10,880.15 |
| NASDAQ | +19.72 | 2,263.46 |
| S&P 500 | +19.72 | 1,273.46 |
| NYSE | NASDAQ | |
| Volume | 2,454,040,000 | 1,887,113,000 |
| Advances | 2399 | 1891 |
| Declines | 930 | 1159 |
| Up Volume | 1677 | 1421 |
| Down Volume | 620 | 438 |
| New Hi's | 286 | 169 |
| New Lo's | 29 | 24 |
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Strongest Sectors |
Weakest Sectors |
| GSTI Multimedia Networking (GIP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Natural Gas (XNG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Gold and Silver Sector (XAU | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | Oil (CBOE) (OIX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
| Amex Gold Bugs (HUI | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) | GSTI Internet Index (GIN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) |
Mortgage Application Volume Slides Again As Purchase Activity Falls (full story).
Canadian Industrial And Raw Materials Prices Fall In November (full story).
Factory Orders Rise 2.5% In Nov. (full story).
John Patrick Lee
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