December 11, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday following an upbeat report on retail sales from the U.S. Census Bureau. Only energy and basic materials sectors are trading lower today, with consumer services up the most, followed by tech. Shortly before the closing bell the DJIA traded up 0.43% for the day, the S&P 500 traded up 0.51%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded up 0.56.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily gain ahead of the close Thursday was The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) traded up 1.64% at $91.96. The stock’s 52-week range is $68.80 to $94.50. Trading volume about a 15% below the daily average of around 7 million shares. As with Home Depot, there was no specific news today for Disney.

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) which traded up 1.49% at $100.41. The stock’s 52-week range is $73.96 to $101.40, and the high was set today. Trading volume was nearly 20% below the daily average of around 5.8 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) traded up 0.85% at $36.72. The stock’s 52-week range is $23.50 to $37.90. Volume was about 40% below the daily average of around 32 million shares. Chip stocks have been hot along with the tech sector in general. The trend continues.

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) traded higher by 1.02% at $264.40. The stock’s 52-week range is $194.84 to $265.63. Volume was about equal to the daily average of around 3 million shares. The company came with pennies of posting a new 52-week high today..

Of the Dow 30 stocks just 2 are set to close lower today and 28 are on track to close higher.

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