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Top Performing Industries For July 20, 2016
Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 10:44am | 281At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 0.17 percent to 18,590.20, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 0.32 percent to 2,170.66 and the NASDAQ composite index climbed 0.79 percent to 5,076.36. The industries that are driving the market today are: Business Software & Services:...
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Top Performing Industries For July 8, 2016
Friday, July 8, 2016 - 10:52am | 254At 10:30 am, the Dow rose 0.90 percent to 18,056.92, the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index moved up 1.07 percent to 2,120.34 and the NASDAQ composite index gained 1.21 percent to 4,935.94. The industries that are driving the market today are: Processing Systems & Products:...
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Worst Performing Industries For July 6, 2016
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 11:28am | 252The Dow fell 0.20 percent to 17,805.04, while the NASDAQ composite index gained 0.22 percent to 4,833.30. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.10 percent to 2,086.41. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Foreign Money Center Banks: This industry...
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Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Lower; Walgreens Profit Tops Expectations
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 10:08am | 694Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.46 percent to 17,757.69 while the NASDAQ declined 0.62 percent to 4,792.84. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.53 percent to 2,077.49. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Wednesday, non-cyclical consumer goods & services...
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Worst Performing Industries For July 5, 2016
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 11:40am | 252The Dow fell 0.43 percent to 17,871.92, while the NASDAQ composite index declined 0.78 percent to 4,824.51. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 0.64 percent to 2,089.43. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Cement: This industry slipped 4.3 percent by...
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Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Crude Oil Down 3.5%; Barclays Shares Tumble
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 2:32pm | 668Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 1.59 percent to 17,123.84 while the NASDAQ fell 2.38 percent to 4,595.77. The S&P also fell, dropping 1.90 percent to 1,998.72. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Monday, utilities shares rose by 0.2 percent. Top gainers in the...
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9 Biggest Mid-Day Losers For Monday
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 2:00pm | 360Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE: BCS) shares dipped 20.6 percent to $7.06 after declining 20.48 percent on Friday. BofA/Merrill Lynch downgraded Barclays from Buy to Neutral, while JP Morgan also downgraded the stock to Neutral. Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CIE) shares fell...
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Mid-Day Market Update: Dow Tumbles 275 Points; Suffolk Bancorp Shares Surge Following Acquisition News
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 12:11pm | 713Midway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 1.58 percent to 17,125.96 while the NASDAQ fell 2.46 percent to 4,592.17. The S&P also fell, dropping 1.93 percent to 1,998.17. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Monday, utilities shares fell by just 0.4 percent. Top gainers in the...
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Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Open Lower; Medtronic To Acquire HeartWare For $58/Share
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 10:12am | 647Following the market opening Monday, the Dow traded down 1.34 percent to 17,167.63 while the NASDAQ fell 1.61 percent to 4,632.12. The S&P also fell, dropping 1.37 percent to 2,009.55. Leading and Lagging Sectors On Monday, utilities shares fell by just 0.2 percent. Top gainers...
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Benzinga's Top Downgrades
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 9:13am | 356Analysts at JPMorgan downgraded Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE: LYG) from Overweight to Neutral. Lloyds Banking shares dropped 16.22 percent to $2.79 in pre-market trading. Jefferies downgraded Nomura Holdings, Inc. (ADR) (NYSE: NMR) from Outperform to Neutral. Nomura...
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JPMorgan Downgrades Lloyd's, RBS And Barclays, Calls Them Most Exposed To The UK
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 8:42am | 291JPMorgan’s Kian Abouhossein reconfirmed a cautious view on the banking sector, following the UK’s vote to leave the EU. The analyst estimated downward revisions in EPS forecasts by 2018 by an average of 13 percent for Eurobanks, in-line with the decline in their shares following the...
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15 Stocks Moving In Monday's Pre-Market Session
Monday, June 27, 2016 - 8:20am | 672Gainers HeartWare International Inc (NASDAQ: HTWR) rose 91.49 percent to $57.41 in pre-market trading after Medtronic PLC (NYSE: MDT) announced its plans to acquire HeartWare for $58 per share in cash. GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) shares rose 17.96 percent to $98.27 in pre-...
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15 Biggest Mid-Day Losers For Friday
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 12:59pm | 396Sonic Corporation (NASDAQ: SONC) shares fell 9 percent to $27.56. Sonic reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter, but the company missed analysts’ sales estimates. Same-store sales rose by only 2 percent over the period, while analysts were expecting a 2.7...
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Worst Performing Industries For June 24, 2016
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 11:41am | 256The Dow fell 2.16 percent to 17,621.82, while the NASDAQ composite index slipped 2.72 percent to 4,776.39. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 2.34 percent to 2,063.88. The worst performing industries in the market today are: Foreign Money Center Banks: This industry...
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Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 10:27am | 203Papa Murphy's Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: FRSH) shares touched a new 52-week low of $6.80. Papa Murphy's shares have dropped 67.61 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 0.56 percent in the same period. Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (NYSE: LYG)...