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Stocks Headed for a Mixed Finish

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Stocks are headed for a mixed finish in trading as investors digest existing home sales data released earlier in the day.

At last check, the Dow Jones was trading 0.19% lower at 13,145.32, the S&P 500 was trading 0.04% lower at 1,404.95, and the Nasdaq was trading 0.34% higher at 3,084.73.


Energy stocks are leading the losses in the S&P 500 in late trading today. At last check, Energy stocks were trading 0.56% lower. Basic Materials stocks are also down sharply in late trading. At last check, Basic Materials stocks were trading 0.30% lower. Utilities are currently trading 0.26% lower. Financials are currently trading 0.28% lower. Services and Transportation stocks are among the major gainers in the S&P 500 in trading today. Both sectors are up 0.45% in late trading. Consumer Non-Cyclical stocks are currently trading 0.41% higher.

Among the major gainers and losers in late trading today are Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG), which is currently trading 1.52% higher at $22.04, Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE: AGO), which is currently trading 14.19% lower at $16.15, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR), which is currently trading 10.30% higher at $55.92, Gardner Denver Inc. (NYSE: GDI), which is currently trading 6.87% lower at $65.19, On Assignment Inc. (NASDAQ: ASGN), which is currently trading 27.92% higher at $17.50, Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL), which is currently trading 1.23% lower at $29.73, and FSI International Inc. (NASDAQ: FSII), which is currently trading 9.57% higher at $5.04.

European markets ended on a mixed note today, with the FTSE 100 Index in London closing 0.01% higher, and the CAC 40 Index in Paris closing 0.10% lower. Earlier, Asian markets ended mostly lower, with the Nikkei 225 Index in Japan closing 0.55% lower, and the Hang Seng Index  in Hong Kong closing 0.15% lower.

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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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