Market Updates
U.S. Stocks Trade Mixed
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29 Apr, 2005
New York City
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Consumer sentiment fell to 87.7 in April, down vs. 92.6 in March. Analysts had foreseen 89. Consumer expectations fell to 77 from 82.8 a month earlier. Microsoft shares surged 1.5% after the company posted a nearly doubled profit.
The dollar traded at 104.87 yen, off from 106.04 yen late Thursday, while the euro gained against the dollar to $1.2918 from $1.2895.
Dow industrials were recently 29.71 points up at 10100.08. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell to 1143.08; Nasdaq Composite Index lost 9.32 points to 1894.86.
Microsoft ((MSFT)) shares surged 1.5% after the company posted a nearly doubled profit due to lower legal costs and greater demand for the company’s systems. Nevertheless, the software giant didn’t meet its revenue target for the period.
Crude-oil futures moved lower in early New York trading. Crude for June delivery was down 37 cents at $51.40 a barrel, after testing $50 a barrel in the prior session.
Weakness of the dollar provoked interest in gold futures, with the benchmark June contract climbing $3.20 to $435.60 an ounce.
Shares UP:
Shares of Sun Microsystems advanced 9.4%
Siebel Systems climbed 3.5%.
Clear Channel Communications jumped 7%.
Shares of American International Group grew nearly 1%.
Flextronics International's shares gained 2.5%.
Shares of IBM added 5 cents to $75.96
Shares DOWN:
ChevronTexaco shares eased 0.7%.
Archer-Daniels-Midland tumbled 3.78, or 18%, to 17.85
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