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Stocks Headed for a Higher Finish

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Stocks are headed for a higher finish in trading today, with all three major indexes in green in late trading. Stocks have edged higher in trading today after Greece’s political leaders agreed to further austerity measures and reforms, paving way for the country to secure additional bailout funds from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund.

Stocks have also been pushed higher by some strong data from the labor market. At last check, the Dow Jones was trading 0.17% higher at 12,905.33, the S&P 500 was trading 0.22% higher at 1,352.87, and the Nasdaq was trading 0.45% higher at 2,928.83.


Technology stocks are leading the gains in the S&P 500 in late trading. At last check, Technology stocks were trading 0.77% higher. Consumer Cyclical stocks are currently trading 0.43% higher. Industrials are up 0.29% in late trading, while Conglomerates are up 0.18%. Basic Materials stocks have been the worst performers in trading today. At last check, Basic Materials stocks were trading 0.34% lower. Healthcare stocks are down 0.24% in late trading.

Among the major gainers and losers in late trading today are Taleo Corp. (NASDAQ: TLEO), which is currently trading 17.15% higher at $45.62, PepsiCo Inc. (NYSE: PEP), which is currently trading 3.55% lower at $64.37, Imperial Sugar Company (NASDAQ: IPSU), which is currently trading 77.68% higher at $5.97, iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ: IRBT), which is currently trading 33.47% lower at $25.48, Lorillard Inc. (NYSE: LO), which is currently trading 9.72% higher at $124.38, Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), which is currently trading 15.42% lower at $20.79, and Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), which is currently trading 5.81% higher at $63.21.

 

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Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing in his yacht.


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Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. An active market watcher and investor, Ed guides an independent team of experienced analysts and writes for multiple stock trader publications. He is widely quoted in various financial publications on the Internet. When Ed is not writing about stocks, investing in stocks, talking about stocks, or otherwise doing something stock related, he likes to go sailing and fishing.

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