Tuesday, October 24, 2006

The DJIA and S&P 500 Gained Today; The NASDAQ Declined

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and the S + P 500 both advanced today, but the NASDAQ Composite retreated as the Fed began their seventh monetary policy meeting of the year. Crude oil prices edged upward. The DJIA closed with a brand new record high: 12,127.88. 1,695,294,590 shares were traded @ The New York Stock Exchange®.


Shares of DJIA component General Motors (GM) added $1.00 (+2.84%) to close @ $36.19.


Miscellaneous Gainers:

Shares of Imation Corporation (IMN) added $3.95 (+9.18%) to close @ $47.00.


Shares of Brinker International Inc. (EAT) added $6.95 (+17.57%) to close @ $46.50.


Shares of Corn Products International Inc. (CPO) added $3.35 (+9.99%) to close @ $36.90.


Shares of Centene Corporation (CNC) added $4.85 (+26.58%) to close @ $23.10.


Shares of Travelzoo Inc. (TZOO) added $6.22 (+19.20%) to close @ $38.62.


Shares of VistaPrint Ltd. (VPRT) added $3.42 (+12.24%) to close @ $31.37.


Shares of Netflix (NFLX) added $4.29 (+18.59%) to close @ $27.37.


Miscellaneous Decliners:

Shares of Mesa Royalty Trust (MTR) lost $4.83 (-8.32%) to close @ $53.25.


Shares of First Indiana Corporation (FINB) lost $3.55 (-12.54%) to close @ $24.77.


Shares of MTC Technologies Inc. (MTCT) lost $3.03 (-11.65%) to close @ $22.97.


Shares of NeuroMetrix Inc. (NURO) lost $5.75 (-28.97%) to close @ $14.10.


Shares of US Xpress Enterprises Inc. (XPRSA) lost $2.98 (-13.13%) to close @ $19.72.


Shares of Systemax Inc. (SYX) lost $1.87 (-15.56%) to close @ $10.15.


Summary of The U.S. Markets:

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DJIA: Closed @ 12,127.88 (+10.97)

NASDAQ: Closed @ 2,344.84 (-10.72)

S + P 500: Closed @ 1,377.38 (+0.36)

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NYMEX Crude Oil Future is currently @ $59.57/barrel

NY Spot Gold is currently @ $583.30/ounce (-$13.60)

In New York, The U.S. Dollar buys 0.7956 Euros

In New York, The Euro buys 1.2568 U.S. Dollars

The U.S. Prime Rate (Fed Prime Rate) is 8.25%

10-Year Treasury Note Yield is currently @ 4.824%