US Stock Market Wrap (DEC 5, 2006)

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DJIA    12,331.60; Up 47.75 (0.39%)
NASDQ    2,452.38; Up 3.99 (0.16%)
S&P500    1,414.76; Up 5.64 (0.40%)
10YR-Bond    4.442%     Up 0.009
NYSE Volume    2,717,668,000
NASD Volume    1,963,499,000

Apple (AAPL) rose only 0.15% to $91.27 after it was reiterated as Outperform at Piper Jaffray and reiterated as Buy at UBS.

AQuantive (AQNT) rose 3.5% to $25.15 after the stock raised to Buy at Oppenheimer afterrecent weakness.

Auto Zone (AZO) rose 4% to $119.29 after the company posted EPS at $1.73 vs $1.68e.

Central Garden & Pet (CENT) rose 2.6% to $52.88 as it was named as an addition to the S&P Small Cap 600 Index.

Exlservice (EXLS) fell 5% to $20.86 after it was started as Underweight at Lehman.

Blue Nile (NILE) rose 3% to $34.92 after the online jeweler was raised to Outperform at RBC.

Food Technology (VIFL) rose an unbelievable 40% to $3.01, although shares had been up 100% after reports of listeria and after e.coli news because they make food irradiation machines.

Henry Schein (HSIC) closed down 6% to $50.44 after the company cut its EPS targets after yesterdays close.

Jamba Juice (JMBA) fell 3.4% to $10.86 after saying it received batches of strawberries that went to stores that have tested positive for Lysteria.

Penn Virginia GP Holdings LP (PVG) closed at $18.00 as an immediated busted IPO after its 6.3 million share IPO priced at $18.50.

Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) fell 7.7% to $3.85 after the company did come clean and lower guidance for subscriber growth down to 5.9 to 6.1 million.

Starbucks (SBUX) rose 3% to $36.84 after the coffee game-changer was raised to Buy at UBS.

Sycamore Networks (SCMR) rose 6% to $3.93 after posting above-expected revenues.

Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) rose 8% to $9.30 after raising guidance.

Toll Brothers (TOL) rose 3% to $32.87 after the company posted a 44% drop in earnings, but signalling the sector has perhaps seen "most of the worst" in the housing sector.

Under Amrour (UARM) rose another 6% to $49.57 after Jim Cramer featured it as a "Buy to the Ninth Power" on last night’s MAD MONEY.

Yum! Brands (YUM) rose 2.5% to $63.26 despite being responsible for numerous e.coli cases around New York & New Jersey from Taco Bell locations in the area.

Jon C. Ogg

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