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The 4 Stocks That Boosted the DJIA on Friday

Paul Ausick
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August 14, 2015: Markets opened mixed on Friday with the DJIA kicking off the day up slightly and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite down slightly. Producer prices rose a little more than expected in July; industrial production in July posted its biggest gains since last November; and consumer sentiment declined in the preliminary August reading. Gold closed down about 0.3% for the day, but posed a weekly gain of 1.7% thanks to the turmoil over the Chinese devaluation. Crude oil for September delivery bounced off a 6-year low to settle at $42.50. Shortly before the closing bell we were headed for a mixed close with the DJIA traded up 0.41% for the day, the S&P 500 traded up 0.41%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded up 0.32%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Friday was E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE: DD) which traded up 1.57% at $53.86. The stock’s 52-week range is $52.36 to $76.59. Trading volume was about 15j% below the daily average of around 5.8 million. The stock was upgraded to buy this morning at J.P. Morgan.

Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO)) traded up 1.13% at $29.03. The stock’s 52-week range is $22.49 to $30.31. About 19 million shares traded hands today, around 25% below the daily average of about 24 million. The networking giant reported solid earnings after the market closed on Wednesday and the buying continues.

General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) traded higher by 1.05%% at $26.06. The stock’s 52-week range is $23.41 to $28.68. Trading volume was about 50% below the daily average of around 30 million. The company is selling $16 billion in online deposits to Goldman Sachs as GE continues to hive off non-core businesses.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) traded up 1.03% at $78.56. The stock’s 52-week range is $74.77 to $109.73. Trading volume was about 35% below the daily average of around 5 million. The company had no specific news today.Of the Dow 30 stocks 23 are set to close higher today and 7 are on track to close lower.

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