All 3 Majors Advanced Today, Despite Crude for Future Delivery Crossing the $67 Mark
The 3 major indices gained ground today despite the fact that NYMEX crude oil for future delivery passed the $67 mark and continued upward. 1,614,481,840 shares were traded @ The New York Stock Exchange® today.
Shares of Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) component Alcoa gained $0.81 (2.62%) to close @ $31.67.
Are You Ready for Boot Camp?
Apple announced new software called Boot Camp that can be downloaded and installed on the new, Intel-based Macintosh computers which will allow users to boot to either the Mac operating system, or to Windows XP (you can't have both running at the same time, however.) Users who want to take advantage of these new powers would have to purchase a copy of Windows XP separately.
Shares of Apple gained $6.04 to close @ $67.21 in regular trading; the stock then added an additional $0.19 in after-hours action this evening.
Shares of DJIA component Microsoft gained $0.10 to close @ $27.74 in regular trading; the stock then added an additional $0.10 in after-hours trading.
Shares of PMC-Sierra gained $0.99 to close @ $13.25 on news that the company is planning to purchase semiconductor producer Passave Inc.
Shares of Career Education Corporation gained $5.04 to close @ $41.70. Career Education is the U.S. #2 (by size) operator of for-profit colleges.
Shares of Medtronic fell by $0.82 to close @ $50.58. Medtronic is the global #1 producer of heart devices.
Shares of heart device manufacturer St. Jude Medical fell by $5.05 to close @ $36.25.
Shares of Bausch & Lomb lost $2.39 to close @ $58.02.
Shares of Tenet Healthcare gained $1.12 to close @ $9.02.
Shares of Sears Holdings gained $6.19 to close @ $137.87 on news that the company will buyback $500 million worth of shares. Sears is the U.S. #1 department store chain.
As you might have guessed, many energy stocks did well as the price of crude escalated today.
Shares of ConocoPhillips gained $1.41 to close @ $66.56.
Shares of Valero Energy gained $2.66 to close @ $62.50.
Summary of The New York Markets:
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DJIA: Closed Higher @ 11,239.55 (+35.70)
NASDAQ: Closed Higher @ 2,359.75 (+14.39)
S&P 500: Closed Higher @ 1,311.56 (+5.63)
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NYMEX Crude Oil Future is currently @ $67.47/barrel
NY Spot Gold gained $1.90 to close @ $587.60/ounce
Currently, The U.S. Dollar buys 0.8141 Euros
Currently, The Euro buys 1.2284 U.S. Dollars
The U.S. Prime Rate (WSJ Prime Rate) is 7.75%
Shares of Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) component Alcoa gained $0.81 (2.62%) to close @ $31.67.
Are You Ready for Boot Camp?
Apple announced new software called Boot Camp that can be downloaded and installed on the new, Intel-based Macintosh computers which will allow users to boot to either the Mac operating system, or to Windows XP (you can't have both running at the same time, however.) Users who want to take advantage of these new powers would have to purchase a copy of Windows XP separately.
Shares of Apple gained $6.04 to close @ $67.21 in regular trading; the stock then added an additional $0.19 in after-hours action this evening.
Shares of DJIA component Microsoft gained $0.10 to close @ $27.74 in regular trading; the stock then added an additional $0.10 in after-hours trading.
Shares of PMC-Sierra gained $0.99 to close @ $13.25 on news that the company is planning to purchase semiconductor producer Passave Inc.
Shares of Career Education Corporation gained $5.04 to close @ $41.70. Career Education is the U.S. #2 (by size) operator of for-profit colleges.
Shares of Medtronic fell by $0.82 to close @ $50.58. Medtronic is the global #1 producer of heart devices.
Shares of heart device manufacturer St. Jude Medical fell by $5.05 to close @ $36.25.
Shares of Bausch & Lomb lost $2.39 to close @ $58.02.
Shares of Tenet Healthcare gained $1.12 to close @ $9.02.
Shares of Sears Holdings gained $6.19 to close @ $137.87 on news that the company will buyback $500 million worth of shares. Sears is the U.S. #1 department store chain.
As you might have guessed, many energy stocks did well as the price of crude escalated today.
Shares of ConocoPhillips gained $1.41 to close @ $66.56.
Shares of Valero Energy gained $2.66 to close @ $62.50.
Summary of The New York Markets:
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DJIA: Closed Higher @ 11,239.55 (+35.70)
NASDAQ: Closed Higher @ 2,359.75 (+14.39)
S&P 500: Closed Higher @ 1,311.56 (+5.63)
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NYMEX Crude Oil Future is currently @ $67.47/barrel
NY Spot Gold gained $1.90 to close @ $587.60/ounce
Currently, The U.S. Dollar buys 0.8141 Euros
Currently, The Euro buys 1.2284 U.S. Dollars
The U.S. Prime Rate (WSJ Prime Rate) is 7.75%
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posted by Steve Brown | 4/05/2006 09:58:00 PM
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