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| Dow | 13387.82 | -47.39 | (-0.35%) |
| Nasdaq | 3094.97 | -6.69 | (-0.22%) |
| SP 500 | 1460.38 | -6.09 | (-0.42%) |
| 10-yr Note | -1/32 | 1.906 | |
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| Strong: Health Care, Materials |
| Weak: Telecoms, Consumer Discretionary |
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Fourth quarter earnings season will begin with an after-hours report from Alcoa (AA). |
Health Care Leading Broader Market
07-Jan-13 11:00 ET
Dow -47.39
at 13387.82,
Nasdaq -6.69
at 3094.97,
S&P -6.09
at 1460.38
[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 is off by 0.4% as the index trades near its opening level.
The health care sector is the lone advancer as companies specializing in health care technology lead the space. Allscripts Healthcare (MDRX 9.59, +0.22) is rising by 2.4% after Avondale upgraded the stock to ‘Outperform.' Elsewhere, Quality Systems (QSII 17.94, +0.55) is firmer by 3.1%. Earlier, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of QSII, announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with Medline Industries to expand its integrated solutions.
Also of note, Viropharma (VPHM 24.90, +1.14) is rising by 4.8% after the company issued full-year 2013 guidance in-line with the Capital IQ consensus estimate.
The health care sector is the lone advancer as companies specializing in health care technology lead the space. Allscripts Healthcare (MDRX 9.59, +0.22) is rising by 2.4% after Avondale upgraded the stock to ‘Outperform.' Elsewhere, Quality Systems (QSII 17.94, +0.55) is firmer by 3.1%. Earlier, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of QSII, announced it has entered into a strategic agreement with Medline Industries to expand its integrated solutions.
Also of note, Viropharma (VPHM 24.90, +1.14) is rising by 4.8% after the company issued full-year 2013 guidance in-line with the Capital IQ consensus estimate.
