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Stocks End Day Mixed, but Rise for April
In corporate news, First Solar(FSLR) surged 23.5% to $187.29, and Dow Chemical(DOW) added 18.4% to $16 on better-than-expected earnings.
Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Procter & Gamble (PG) shares lost 2.6% and 1.9%, respectively, after their earnings. Ericsson(ERIC) fell 9.7% to $8.53 after it reported a more modest than expected increase in sales and a 35% decline in profit. Among other movers, biotech Sequenom(SQNM) plummeted 75.7% to $3.62 after announcing it would delay the launch of its prenatal Down syndrome test. Longer-dated Treasuries were falling. The 10-year was losing 2/32, yielding 3.11%, while the 30-year was off 2/32, to yield 4.03%. The dollar was recently weaker vs. the yen, but stronger against the pound and euro. Taking a look at commodities, oil rose 15 cents to settle at $51.12 a barrel, while gold lost $9.30 to $891.20 an ounce.TheStreet Premium Services
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| Dow Jones | S&P 500 | NASDAQ | 10-Year Note |
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| 12,393.45 | 1,310.33 | 2,827.34 | 15.81 |
Oil *
101.78
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DOWN
26.41 |
DOWN
2.99 |
DOWN
10.02 |
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0.44 |
10 Yr
1.58%
SPDR Gold
151.62
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-0.21%
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-0.23%
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-0.35%
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-2.71%
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