Update: TVIX Gets Short Restricted and Blown Up for 30%
Today’s Money Flows
ISSUE GAINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Vantiv Inc VNTV NYSE 19.05 +65.9 8.65
UltraPro Short S&P 500 SPXU ARCA 9.36 +33.2 8.88
ExactTarget Inc ET NYSE 24.04 +25.7 2.29
iShrs MSCI Emerg Mkts EEM ARCA 42.73 +23.1 1.70
General Electric GE NYSE 19.88 +15.9 2.26
JPMorgan Chase JPM NYSE 44.85 +15.3 1.84
Microsoft MSFT NASD 31.84 +13.5 1.66
Life Technologies Cp LIFE NASD 45.71 +13.1 12.20
ConocoPhillips COP NYSE 76.49 +13.0 2.04
Freeport McMoran FCX NYSE 38.68 +11.3 1.48
ExxonMobil XOM NYSE 85.72 +11.2 1.45
AT&T T NYSE 31.74 +10.9 1.72
iPath SP 500 VIX Mid Tm VXZ ARCA 49.73 +10.2 6.82
Johnson & Johnson JNJ NYSE 64.55 +9.8 2.33
Coca-Cola KO NYSE 71.18 +8.8 2.14
CME Group Inc. CME NASD 295.25 +8.4 2.76
LinkedIn Cl A LNKD NYSE 97.00 +8.3 1.50
Direxion Daily Sm Bull 3x TNA ARCA 60.69 +8.1 1.19
Halliburton HAL NYSE 33.41 +8.0 1.49
Philip Morris Intl PM NYSE 86.59 +7.2 2.30
ISSUE DECLINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Fifth Third Bancorp FITB NASD 14.06 -32.4 0.09
Bank Of America BAC NYSE 9.71 -30.7 0.66
McDonald's MCD NYSE 96.26 -25.1 0.43
Intel INTC NASD 27.75 -12.6 0.35
Chevron CVX NYSE 105.80 -11.9 0.69
Caterpillar CAT NYSE 106.91 -11.1 0.76
Google GOOG NASD 644.24 -10.9 0.89
Home Depot HD NYSE 49.73 -10.6 0.37
Procter & Gamble PG NYSE 67.36 -10.3 0.46
Watson Pharma WPI NYSE 66.63 -10.3 0.75
Qualcomm QCOM NASD 66.18 -9.9 0.55
IBM IBM NYSE 205.76 -9.4 0.73
Wal-Mart Stores WMT NYSE 60.66 -9.0 0.37
Wells Fargo WFC NYSE 33.57 -7.9 0.70
pricelinecom PCLN NASD 707.09 -7.4 0.82
iShrs Tr S&P 500 IVV ARCA 140.42 -7.2 0.65
Nike Inc NKE NYSE 110.29 -6.9 0.51
iPath US Trea 10-yr Bear DTYS ARCA 34.59 -6.8 0.01
UnitedHealth Group UNH NYSE 54.03 -6.7 0.57
Abbott Labs ABT NYSE 60.13 -6.6 0.62
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52 Week Highs and Lows
NYSE
New Highs 15 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Amer Eagle Outfitters AEO 17.08 776,289 Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG 418.05 97,984 Dollar General DG 46.95 956,772 El Paso Corp EP 29.60 1,084,546 Foot Locker FL 31.07 106,318 Hels High Income Fund HIH 8.72 1,073 Limited Brands LTD 48.62 258,553 Lubys Inc LUB 6.37 55,100 Mindray Med Intl ADS MR 33.39 162,942 Pebblebrook Hotel Trust PEB 23.75 86,276 PPLUS 7.55% Tr Ctf FAR-1 PJS 25.58 5,012 Sturm Ruger RGR 46.78 283,450 SunTrust Bks Inc.Cl A Wt. STI/WS/A 6.00 9,292 Virtus Glbl MultiSector VGI 20.12 1,221 YUM! Brands YUM 70.85 654,094 New Lows 14 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ AngloGold Ashanti AU 36.91 266,374 AngloGold Ashanti Pfd A AUpA 43.00 431 BlackRock Utility & Infr BUI 18.20 24,339 EldoradoGold EGO 12.75 394,410 EmpreasDisCom EDN 3.73 5,930 Ferrellgas FGP 14.78 106,012 General Steel Hldgs GSI 0.90 11,379 Gold Field ADS GFI 13.54 667,162 IamGold IAG 12.87 650,260 Nationstar Mortgage Hldgs NSM 13.02 68,475 Pretium Resources PVG 13.31 93,681 RadioShack RSH 6.42 840,198 STR Holdings Inc. STRI 4.65 66,424 Standard Register SR 1.15 38,530
NASDAQ
New Highs 23 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Athens Bancshares Corp AFCB 14.94 500 Australia Acquisition AAC 9.99 150 Bank of the James Finl BOTJ 6.00 1,780 Bed Bath & Beyond BBBY 66.72 255,139 Calumet Specialty Prdts CLMT 25.68 24,569 Community Bancshares IN CBIN 14.22 600 Coronado Biosciences CNDO 10.00 15,325 Cost Plus CPWM 16.00 93,214 DISH Network (Cl A) DISH 35.64 1,636,579 Dollar Tree DLTR 95.39 106,733 First Fincl Northwest FFNW 7.86 550 Firsthand Tech Value Fd SVVC 32.73 14,884 Galena Biopharma GALE 3.54 9,200,336 lululemon athletica LULU 74.75 2,504,082 Napco Security Systems NSSC 3.10 706 Neteasecom NTES 58.95 139,606 Ruths Hsptlty Gr RUTH 7.33 63,069 Smith & Wesson Hldg SWHC 7.83 1,480,833 Starbucks SBUX 54.57 1,236,507 SurModics SRDX 15.73 6,122 Synacor SYNC 7.31 91,880 Ubiquiti Networks UBNT 29.33 19,003 Ulta Salon Cosmetics ULTA 92.49 82,851 New Lows 7 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Anthera Pharmaceuticals ANTH 2.77 64,624 B Communications BCOM 9.33 160 Cardiome Pharma CRME 0.78 430,533 Jiayuan.com Intl ADS DATE 5.31 11,026 Penson Worldwide PNSN 0.82 48,953 Primo Water PRMW 1.95 257,435 Vocus VOCS 12.61 36,947Comments »
Today’s Heat Map and A/D Lines
Most Active Options Trades
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE SLB 3/30/12 75.0000 5018 0.4100 up 0.0800 BAC 5/19/12 11.0000 4270 0.2600 dn 0.0100 AAPL 3/23/12 600.0000 2963 5.5200 dn 0.9300 AAPL 3/23/12 610.0000 2279 1.5600 dn 0.6400 VOD 4/21/12 27.0000 1830 0.8600 up 0.2100 VOD 10/20/12 27.0000 1825 1.4900 up 0.1400 AAPL 3/23/12 605.0000 1810 3.1000 dn 0.9000 AAPL 3/23/12 595.0000 1571 8.6000 dn 0.8500 ORCL 4/21/12 30.0000 1511 0.3100 dn 0.1400 AAPL 4/21/12 600.0000 1269 22.9000 dn 0.1000 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE WLP 6/16/12 67.5000 6000 3.8000 up 0.3000 WLP 9/22/12 62.5000 6000 3.2000 up 0.1500 T 4/21/12 31.0000 2573 0.2900 up 0.0500 AAPL 3/23/12 600.0000 2294 3.9500 dn 0.1100 MHP 5/19/12 41.0000 2150 0.2000 dn 0.0500 EWC 6/16/12 17.0000 1535 0.0500 dn 0.0500 AAPL 3/23/12 590.0000 1514 1.1600 dn 0.2400 PG 1/19/13 47.5000 1500 0.6400 up 0.0100 AAPL 3/23/12 595.0000 1481 2.2500 dn 0.3200 WLP 6/16/12 62.5000 1460 1.7500 up 0.2500 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 306821 275454 582275
-CALLS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE AAPL 3/23/12 600.0000 243 5.4500 dn 1.3500 BAC 3/23/12 10.0000 231 0.0400 dn 0.0500 BAC 4/21/12 12.0000 216 0.0500 dn 0.0100 AAPL 3/23/12 595.0000 202 8.9000 dn 1.8000 AAPL 3/23/12 605.0000 151 2.9500 dn 1.2300 GLD 4/21/12 162.0000 151 1.6800 dn 0.4500 EBAY 4/21/12 39.0000 121 0.5500 dn 0.0200 AAPL 3/23/12 610.0000 115 1.5600 dn 0.9700 AAPL 4/21/12 600.0000 103 22.8000 dn 0.4500 GLD 4/21/12 161.0000 94 2.0400 dn 0.5300 -PUTS- OPTION EXP.DATE STRIKE PRC. VOLUME LAST S/PRC. NET CHANGE HBAN 10/20/12 6.0000 3874 0.4300 up 0.0200 AAPL 3/23/12 600.0000 296 3.8500 dn 0.2500 X 4/21/12 31.0000 277 1.8100 up 0.5100 GLD 3/30/12 155.0000 152 0.6500 up 0.3500 GLD 3/30/12 158.0000 135 1.5600 up 0.7900 AAPL 3/23/12 590.0000 134 1.0700 dn 0.4400 GLD 3/30/12 152.0000 113 0.3300 up 0.1500 BAC 4/21/12 9.0000 110 0.1900 up 0.0200 GLD 4/21/12 156.0000 100 2.0400 up 0.6900 AAPL 3/23/12 595.0000 87 2.1000 dn 0.3500 -VOLUME- CALLS PUTS TOTAL 13323 16703 30026Comments »
January House Price Index: Prior 0.7%, Market Expects ?, Actual Unchanged
U.S. Equity Preview: SONC, SCVL, MLHR, FCEL, CMRE, & CIEN,
Ciena Corp. (CIEN) : The maker of fiber-optic networking equipment was rated buy in new coverage at Nomura International Plc.
Costamare Inc. (CMRE) fell 9.9 percent to $13.96. The Athens, Greece-based owner of container ships said it will sell 7.5 million shares in a secondary public offering, and may use the proceeds to acquire vessels and repay debt.
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCEL) : The manufacturer of fuel- cell power plants said it will sell shares in a public offering without specifying the amount, and that it will use the proceeds for growth capital and general corporate purposes.
Herman Miller Inc. (MLHR) : The maker of ergonomically designed furniture reported third-quarter sales of $399.8 million, falling short of the average analysts’ estimate of $409.7 million.
Shoe Carnival Inc. (SCVL) : The footwear retailer forecast first-quarter sales of at least $219 million, exceeding the average analyst estimate of $207.3 million.
Sonic Corp. (SONC) dropped 3.7 percent to $7.75. The operator of drive-in restaurants reported second-quarter revenue of $115.1 million, missing the average analyst estimate of $116.8 million.
Comments »Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
OXF +13.4%, RGR +11.1%, LUB +9.7%, SCVL +9.4%, SWHC +5.8%, RTN +1.4%,
DG +2.2%, POZN +22.9%, GALE +4.7% , DISH +6.6%, RTN +0.8% , WDC +1.5%
Gapping down
GOLD -13.9%, CMRE -8.7%, FCEL -8.5%, AVII -6.2%, SONC -5.6%, RIO -3.6%, MT -3.4%,
MLHR -3.2%, GRT -3.1%, BBL -2.7%, BHP -2.2%, INTU -1.9%, BP -1.7%, DMND -1.6%, HCP -1.1,
FCEL -10.2%, AVII -6.2% , GRT -3.1%, CMRE -9.6% , GLNG -2.5% , MCD -0.7%, FHN -2.1% ,
RAX-1.9% , NVO -2.6%, FHN -2.1%, NLY -0.6%
Comments »In Play and On the Wires
Initial Claims: Prior 351k, Market Expects 355k, Actual 348k
Continuing claims: Prior 3.343 million, market expects 3.363 million, actual 3.252 million
Comments »Asia Trades Mixed at Best While Europe and U.S. Futures Fall Between 0.6% – 1.6%
Wall St. Flounders in Broken Robot Trade
Markets pared mid day losses to give them up at the close. A true samich (sic) day!
DOW DOWN 44
S&P DOWN 2.5
NASDAQ UP 1.5
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Today’s Heat Map and A/D Lines
Today’s Money Flows
ISSUE GAINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Apple AAPL NASD 605.85 +75.7 1.10
AboveNet ABVT NYSE 83.95 +29.3 23.09
Oracle ORCL NASD 30.38 +27.3 1.40
Bank Of America BAC NYSE 9.91 +22.9 1.22
JPMorgan Chase JPM NYSE 45.32 +18.1 1.76
Wells Fargo WFC NYSE 34.40 +15.1 2.55
Google GOOG NASD 636.41 +14.6 1.27
IBM IBM NYSE 205.23 +13.1 1.61
Halliburton HAL NYSE 34.17 +12.2 1.54
Amgen AMGN NASD 67.40 +9.4 4.95
Abbott Labs ABT NYSE 60.19 +9.3 2.45
Intel INTC NASD 27.86 +8.9 2.32
Baidu BIDU NASD 139.69 +8.6 1.15
Netflix NFLX NASD 118.03 +8.3 1.23
Genl Dynamics GD NYSE 72.30 +8.2 14.98
Freeport McMoran FCX NYSE 39.39 +8.1 1.41
Post Holdings POST NYSE 30.09 +8.0 8.22
General Electric GE NYSE 20.15 +7.3 1.46
Procter & Gamble PG NYSE 67.00 +7.3 2.23
Perrigo Co PRGO NASD 102.67 +7.1 4.19
ISSUE DECLINERS SYMBOL EXCH LAST PRICE MONEY FLOW RATIO
(in millions)
Paychex PAYX NASD 31.90 -47.1 0.17
Citigroup C NYSE 37.83 -20.2 0.73
Baker Hughes BHI NYSE 45.76 -18.7 0.65
Amazoncom AMZN NASD 192.11 -18.5 0.75
ExxonMobil XOM NYSE 86.13 -15.7 0.53
InterXion Holding INXN NYSE 16.45 -13.8 0.04
AT&T T NYSE 31.89 -13.4 0.32
Wal-Mart Stores WMT NYSE 60.54 -13.0 0.26
LinkedIn Cl A LNKD NYSE 99.69 -12.3 0.84
iShrs Russell 2000 IWM ARCA 83.06 -10.3 0.77
Nielsen Holdings NLSN NYSE 30.61 -9.7 0.66
Schlumberger SLB NYSE 74.15 -9.6 0.65
Green Mountain Coffee GMCR NASD 53.41 -9.5 0.87
Chevron CVX NYSE 108.16 -9.4 0.62
SPDR S&P 500 SPY ARCA 140.35 -9.2 0.94
First Commonwealth Fincl FCF NYSE 6.53 -9.2 0.00
Juniper Networks JNPR NYSE 21.19 -8.7 0.24
Pfizer PFE NYSE 21.87 -8.6 0.28
Caterpillar CAT NYSE 110.72 -8.2 0.80
Dollar General DG NYSE 45.17 -8.0 0.15
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52 Week Highs and Lows
NYSE
New Highs 38 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Accenture PLC A ACN 64.00 324,996 Actuant ATU 29.97 169,395 Advance Auto Parts AAP 89.65 54,152 Airgas Inc ARG 85.87 35,376 Amer Campus Communities ACC 44.25 60,382 Anheuser Busch BUD 72.64 54,976 Brinker Intl EAT 29.24 120,859 Cantel Med CMN 24.74 8,189 Chipotle Mexican Grill CMG 415.42 37,630 CinemarkHldgs CNK 22.23 40,340 Con Ed $5.00 Cum. pfd. EDpA 106.03 106 Dollar General DG 45.78 285,145 Eagle Materials EXP 37.18 464,429 First Pfd Cap Tr IV Secs FBSpA 16.50 200 Foot Locker FL 30.73 107,891 Gap Inc GPS 26.34 513,546 Hels Advantage Inco Fd HAV 9.09 6,360 LeapFrog Cl A LF 7.98 122,819 6.125% CorTS Am Gen Cap A XFP 22.08 1,000 Lennar Corp B LEN/B 22.16 8,400 Limited Brands LTD 48.14 490,485 Lions Gate Entertainment LGF 16.19 4,545,597 Lowe's Cos LOW 30.84 1,350,579 Macy's Inc M 40.19 766,705 Nuveen GA Munifund pf NPGpC 10.24 24,030 Philip Morris Intl PM 86.70 435,937 Rackspce Host RAX 58.38 196,159 Roper Indus ROP 99.99 52,022 STAG Industrial STAG 14.07 12,600 Salient MLP & Engy Infr SMF 25.99 10,498 Simon Property Group SPG 144.75 227,066 SolarWinds SWI 39.97 291,608 TJX Cos TJX 38.75 258,852 TNS Inc TNS 22.37 3,515 Taiwan Semi Mfg TSM 15.43 1,157,601 Thai Fund Inc TTF 15.47 6,195 USG USG 19.44 1,880,486 Wright Express WXS 65.64 73,158 New Lows 2 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ Ferrellgas FGP 15.00 105,164 Pretium Resources PVG 14.36 37,835
NASDAQ
New Highs 51 COMPANY SYMBOL HIGH VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ ASML Hldg NV ASML 49.09 219,497 Affymax AFFY 13.14 489,901 Alexion Pharm ALXN 91.25 141,270 Allot Comm ALLT 21.72 69,425 Anika Therapeutics ANIK 12.76 23,758 Banner BANR 22.97 14,867 Builders FirstSource BLDR 4.35 56,111 CVB Fincl CVBF 11.87 405,020 Clean Energy Fuels CLNE 23.75 972,567 ClickSoftware CKSW 12.92 22,420 CoBiz Fincl COBZ 7.10 8,485 Conn's CONN 15.52 20,878 Dollar Tree DLTR 94.80 85,460 Endologix ELGX 14.50 101,361 Equinix EQIX 146.79 248,150 EZchip EZCH 45.75 13,724 FSI Intl FSII 5.44 2,364,055 1st Century Bcshs Inc FCTY 4.55 7,009 First Fincl Northwest FFNW 7.63 200 First Tr ISE Cloud Comp SKYY 21.20 8,553 Fossil FOSL 134.99 230,928 Galena Biopharma GALE 2.30 3,722,143 Harris Interactive HPOL 1.35 19,296 Heelys HLYS 2.55 85,281 Heritage Oaks Bancorp HEOP 4.87 570 Hibbett Sports HIBB 53.38 17,597 inContact SAAS 5.83 32,820 Intuitive Surgical ISRG 535.85 22,312 LPL Investment Holdings LPLA 37.85 9,881 Lexicon Pharmaceuticals LXRX 2.01 702,326 Mellanox Techs MLNX 41.50 98,940 MetroCorp Bancshares MCBI 9.46 750 Monster Beverage MNST 61.17 87,721 Napco Security Systems NSSC 3.06 6,772 Neteasecom NTES 58.57 163,098 On Assignment ASGN 18.25 719,325 Penn National Gaming PENN 44.60 52,131 PwrShrs QQQ Tr Series 1 QQQ 67.32 5,925,518 Preferred Bank PFBC 12.49 4,130 pricelinecom PCLN 706.89 175,848 ProShares UltraPro QQQ TQQQ 118.61 152,529 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN 119.36 90,198 Resource America (Cl A) REXI 6.64 2,326 Ross Stores ROST 57.31 130,703 Saba Software SABA 12.64 184,774 Snyders-Lance LNCE 24.64 9,717 Starbucks SBUX 53.94 698,188 Synacor SYNC 6.83 230,073 21st Century Hldg TCHC 3.75 5,102 Verisk Analytics Inc VRSK 45.76 41,196 Westport Innovations WPRT 50.19 653,111 New Lows 5 COMPANY SYMBOL LOW VOLUME ------- ------ ---- ------ B Communications BCOM 9.52 1,150 LookSmart LOOK 1.10 141,212 ProShr Ul Sh QQQ SQQQ 10.92 548,172 Pure Bioscience PURE 0.30 18,989 Shengkai Innovations VALV 1.08 281,748Comments »
Existing Home Sales Fall 0.9%
U.S. Equity Preview: SAIC, ORCL, ASGN, LNKD, KKD, JBL, HERO, HIG, FSII, & BHI
Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI) fell 4.3 percent to $45.75. The oilfield contractor said operating profit before tax for the first quarter is expected to be lower than the fourth quarter of 2011 because of “rapidly changing” market conditions.
FSI International Inc. (FSII) : The maker of equipment for chip factories reported second-quarter earnings of 9 cents a share, exceeding the average analyst estimate by 4 cents.
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) rose 6.6 percent to $23.15. The insurer being pressed to break up by its biggest shareholder said it will wind down its individual annuities business and seek a buyer for part of its life unit.
Hercules Offshore Inc. (HERO) : The Houston-based offshore drilling company will sell as many as 20 million shares in a secondary offering. Half of the proceeds will be used to repay debt and another portion will be used to buy a rig. The company was also raised to market perform from underperform at FBR Capital Markets, meaning that its stock will neither beat nor trail its peers over the next 12 months.
Jabil Circuit Inc. (JBL) : The U.S. contract electronics manufacturer reported second-quarter earnings of 58 cents a share, matching the average analyst estimate.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. (KKD) : The doughnut chain reported fourth-quarter revenue of $102 million, beating the $101.4 million projected by analysts on average. Same-store sales climbed 8.3 percent during the period, the Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based company said.
LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD) (LNKD US) gained 5.5 percent to $96.87. The biggest professional-networking website was raised to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
On Assignment Inc. (ASGN) : The provider of temporary workers to technology and health-care companies agreed to purchase information technology staffing firm Apex Systems Inc. for $600 million. The deal is expected to “significantly” add to earnings this year, the Calabasas, California-based company said.
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) increased 2.6 percent to $30.88. The largest maker of database software reported fiscal third-quarter profit and new license sales that topped analysts’ estimates as the company sold more databases and business applications.
SAIC Inc. (SAI) : The defense contractor forecast earnings from continuing operations in 2013 will be no more than $1.36 a share, falling short of the average analyst estimate of $1.38. The McLean, Virginia-based company initiated a quarterly dividend of 12 cents a share and said it may buy back 40 million shares.
Comments »Gapping Up and Down This Morning
Gapping up
ASGN +24.3%, FSII +14.1%, LXRX +9.1%, CVBF +4%, KKD +3.7%, LGF +3.4%, HIG +3.2%,
ORCL +2%, NLY +1.3%, LNKD +6.4%, OPEN +3.9% , ARUN +2.7%, ACN +0.7%, NI +1.1% ,
OMN +11.8%, USG +7.5%, KKD +3.7%, SAI +0.6%, ATU +0.5% ,LLEN +16% ,
YPF +10.1%, CHL +3.9%, MU +1.8%, CAT +0.4% ,MILL+2.2%,
Gapping down
CXS -8.9%, ARIA -3.7%, HERO -3.1%, JBL -2.6%, YGE -2.3%, PWRD -3.5%,
NLSN -0.4%, PHG -3.3%, AGO -4.4%, BHI -5.1%, JBL -2.6%, GIS -0.7%,
BBL -1.4%, BHP -1%, RIO -0.7%, MT -0.6%, HAL -2.1%, SPN -1.3%, WFT -1.2%,
E -0.8%, STO -0.7%, SLB -0.7%,
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