
TSC 21: Index Edges Lower in Ho-Hum Session
TheStreet.com 21 began the week where it ended Friday: in the doldrums, with 15 out of 21 components in the index ending lower.
The TSC 21 fell 1.05 points, or 0.1%, to 1053.4 even as July's existing home sales economic data topped analysts' consensus. The move reflected the broader market, where the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
lost 31.23 points, or 0.3%, to 9,317.64 while the
Nasdaq
ended down 1.01 points, or 0.06%, to 1,764.31.
Among individual stocks,
Solectron
( SLR) was the big loser, falling 17 cents, or 3%, to $5.58.
Caterpillar
(CAT)
was downgraded by Legg Mason, which helped its shares shed $2.03, or 2.8%, to $69.66, and
Manpower
(MAN)
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also lost $1.07, or 2.7%, to $37.92.
The winner of the day was tech giant
Cisco
(CSCO)
which gained 19 cents, or 1.01%, to $18.98, followed by
E*Trade
(ET)
and
Continental
(CAL)
. The former rose 9 cents, or 0.6%, at $14.40, and the latter was up 6 cents, or 0.7%, to $9.11.
Overall, the index is up 53.40 points, or 5.3%, from its start at 1000 on July 3.
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