Market Update Close: The major indices consolidated for a second straight session as the impact of surging energy prices on the consumer resurfaced and profit-taking in technology's best performing industry group -- semiconductor, ahead of Intel's (INTC 25.70 -0.45) mid-quarter update, weighed on sentiment. To wit, Technology turned in the day's worst performance, as upbeat outlooks from chip makers Texas Instruments (TXN 32.63 -0.93), Xilinx (XLNX 26.02 -0.46) and National Semiconductor (NSM 27.28 -0.40) were evidently already priced into the recent surge from chip makers across the board. The...
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2:53 pm PT Preliminary Support And Resistance Table : -Technical- Choppy trade, mixed results and mixed volume for the market. After putting together a good sized retreat into late Wednesday, the averages rebounded in the early going. However, the Nasdaq Comp/100 and the S&P 500 stalled right at the 50% retrace of the decline while the Dow faltered near its 38% level with the averages falling steadily into the afternoon before bouncing over the last 40 minutes. Strong gains in Energy (Oil Service +3.4%, Natural Gas +1.7%, Oil +1.5%, Coal +1.4%) and Health Provider +1.3% were offset by declines in Semi -1.7%, Steel -1.2% and Restaurant -1.2%. For a look at tomorrow's support and resistance levels see The Technical Take.
1:48 pm PT Market Wrap :The major indices consolidated for a second straight session as the impact of surging energy prices on the consumer resurfaced and profit-taking in technology's best performing industry group -- semiconductor, ahead of Intel's (INTC 25.70 -0.45) mid-quarter update, weighed on sentiment. More...
1:35 pm PT Synergetics responds to Iridex lawsuit (SURG) 3.74 +0.02:Co announces that on Nov 30 it filed an answer to IRIDEX's (IRIX) allegations of patent infringement and asked the court for a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of this patent. Synergetics has received patents to protect its own unique technology. Synergetics has also countersued IRIDEX for engaging in false advertising, commercial disparagement, trade libel, injurious falsehood and unfair competition.
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