November 19, 2015: Markets opened mixed on Thursday with the DJIA held down solidly by an announced guidance cut from UnitedHealth Group. The tech sector kept the Dow and the Nasdaq Composite afloat today, while falling prices for crude oil kept a lid on equity prices. WTI crude for January delivery slipped more about 0.% today to settle at $41.72 per barrel. Gold gained 1.23% to settle at $1,077.90. Equities were headed for a narrowly mixed close shortly before the closing bell as the DJIA traded flat for the day, the S&P 500 traded down 0.12%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded up 0.02%.
The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Thursday was Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) which traded up 4.04% at $34.50. The stock’s 52-week range is $24.87 to $37.90. Trading volume was less than half the daily average of around 32 million. The company raised its dividend and its 2016 outlook this morning.
The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO) traded up 2.19% at $43.21. The stock’s 52-week range is $36.56 to $45.00. Volume was about 10% above the daily average of 16 million shares traded. The company had no specific news today.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) traded up 1.42% at $118.96. The stock’s 52-week range is $92.00 to $134.54. Trading volume was about 15% below the daily average of about 56 million. The company had no specific news today.
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) traded up 1.00% at $27.39. The stock’s 52-week range is $23.03 to $30.31. Trading volume was about 20% below the daily average of about 29 million. The networking giant had no specific news today..
Of the Dow 30 stocks 19 are set to close higher today and 11 are on track to close lower.
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