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Byline: CRAIG SHAW
NYSE stocks sold off Monday as weak factory data dimmed recovery hopes. The Dow fell 4.1%, the S&P 500 4.2%. Small caps also sank, with the S&P 600 down 3%. Volume rose from Friday's pre-holiday levels.
Albertsons gapped down 1.19 to 24.53 on more than twice normal volume. The No. 2 U.S. supermarket chain has skidded nearly 13% in the past four days. J.P. Morgan Securities last week cut its 12-month price target and said food retailers' customer counts are declining due to penetration by alternative channels.
U.S.-traded shares of many foreign firms fell as worries about the global economy hit economically sensitive sectors like autos. Japan's No. 2 auto maker Honda Motor Co. slipped 0.60 to 20.60 on twice normal trade. Its shares gapped below their 50- and 200-day moving averages.
Oil-related firms were hit as crude oil prices tumbled after Iraq mounted a diplomatic offensive to avoid a U.S. attack. French oil producer TotalFinaElf gapped down 5, or 7%, to 66.32 after hovering at its 200-day for several weeks. News reports said second-quarter profit is seen falling 22% before items, due to lower crude prices and weak refining margins.
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