Today’s big loser among the Dow 30 stocks was The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA). Shares traded down 2.15% at $126.79 in a 52-week range of $75.14 to $144.57 just ahead of the closing bell. The possible cancellation of the sale of 24 Apache attack helicopters pushed shares down. Boeing’s volume is on track to be about 25% above the daily average of around 5 million shares traded.
The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) did its best to keep the Dow in the green today. The stock was trading up 3.65% at $80.74, in a 52-week range of $65.49 to $82.57. The home improvement giant reported mixed results today, but raised its dividend 21%. The company’s share volume was about double the daily average of around 6.5 million shares traded.
Among actively traded Nasdaq shares, InterMune Inc. (NASDAQ: ITMN) soared 170.85% today and traded at $37.97, after putting a new top on its 52-week range of $8.21 to $38. 48. The company reported that an experimental drug to treat lung disease showed a significant reduction in the disease’s progression. Trading volume was more than 48-times the daily average of some 1.4 million shares.
Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) was named the overall Top Pick for 2014 cars by Consumer Reports magazine. The stock was already having a good day and just before the bell shares are up 13.03% at $246.00, after posting another 52-week high today to set a new range of $33.80 to $259.20. That’s also an all-time high. Share volume was about 3-times the daily average of nearly 30 million shares traded.
Of the Dow 30 stocks 10 are set to close higher today while 20 are on their way to a lower close.
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