Today was a low volatility day considering what we have seen lately. The oil inventories and jobs data, combined with a wider deficit data, did not shake markets and traders. Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:Dow 9,627.48 +80.26 (0.84%)
S&P 500 1,044.14 +10.77 (1.04%)
Nasdaq 2,084.02 +23.63 (1.15%)
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Dynavax Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: DVAX) was the winner of the day in biotech-land and was up close to 50% after a clinical hold was removed by the FDA in its hepatitis treatment. Shares were up 46% at $2.57 right before the closing bell.
Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) was down all day after issuing an earnings warning. The ag and seed company was down 5% at $79.28 right before the close.
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SWHC) was up big on earnings and didn't look like an old Dirty Harry nor a dirty something else.... The gun maker said that profit was twice what analysts were calling for. Shares were up almost 7% at $5.99 right before the closing bell.
Texas Instruments Inc. (NYSE: TXN) was down despite the notion that it raised guidance. The new quarterly guidance is $0.37 to $0.41 EPS on $2.73 to $2.87 billion in revenues. The prior guidance was $0.29 to $0.39 EPS and $2.5 to $2.8 billion in revenues. TI was down 0.5% at $25.00 right before the closing bell.
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (NYSE: UNH) was a lynchpin stock to watch now that the Obama plan for healthcare and health insurance reform does include both a public option and includes an insurance exchange. But shares were up 2.5% at $29.11 right at the close.
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