Meanwhile, energy stocks were hammered in Thursday's trading session. The CBOE Oil Indexslid 2.6% to 724.41. ConocoPhillips (COP Quote) lost 2.6% of its value, closing at $78.57. Exxon Mobil(XOM Quote) fell 3.1% to $84.79.
Among ratings changes, Lehman Brothers upgraded Marathon Oil (MRO Quote) to overweight from equal weight. However, shares of Marathon dropped 4.2% to $49.86. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP Quote) was upgraded by Sanders Morris Harris to buy from neutral. The stock is down 2.7% at $49.74. Transocean (RIG Quote) was upgraded by Matrix Research to strong buy from buy. Shares fell 2.1% to $101.42. Chesapeake Energy (CHK Quote) was downgraded by Wachovia to market perform from outperform, lowering its shares 3.9% to $34.06.- Loading Comments...
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note | |
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| 10,297.91 | 1,089.67 | 2,131.51 | 32.05 |
Oil *
78.39
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DOWN
12.01
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1.82
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DOWN
6.93
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DOWN
0.26
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10 Yr
3.20%
SPDR Gold
115.34
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-0.12%
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-0.17%
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-0.80%
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