4:20 pm : What was shaping up overnight to be a healthy rebound in the wake of Thursday's broad-based pullback never even got off the ground, as more disappointments in the struggling tech sector overshadowed a batch of earnings reports that on balance were better than analysts anticipated.
Early futures indications were pointing to a slightly higher open after tech bellwether Microsoft (MSFT 23.87 +1.02) closed its fiscal year last night by beating estimates by a penny, boosting its FY07 outlook and rewarding shareholders with a $20 bln buyback. Google (GOOG 390.10 +2.98
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2:17 pm PT Market Internals (MKTIN) : The Dow decreased 0.55% closing at 10868, the Nasdaq was down 0.93% to finish at 2020, and the S&P was down 0.71% to finish at 1240. Leading sectors included: auto parts and equip +8.9%, trading companies and distributors +3.3%, systems software +3.1%, biotech +1.6%, auto manu +1.5%. Lagging sectors included: construction and engineering -5.0%, coal and consumable fuel -5.0%, steel -4.3%, consumer finance -3.6%, semiconductors -3.5%. Today's movement came from higher than avg. volume (NYSE 1920, vs. closing avg of 1722; Nasdaq 2409, vs. 2042), with lower advance/decline ratios (NYSE 1117/2142; Nasdaq 778/2220, and with new lows outpacing new highs (NYSE 43/167, Nasdaq 31/275).
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