US Stocks Return To Negative Territory In Final Stretch

16th Jun 2010 20:58

U.S. stocks returned into negative territory in the final stretch of trading Wednesday, with consumer discretionary and energy shares unable to hold onto slight gains after BP Plc (BP) agreed to pay $20 billion to victims of the Gulf of Mexico disaster and cut its dividend. After trading in and out of positive territory in the wake of a big rally Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) recently fell 12.09 points to 10,392.08. The S&P 500 index (SPX) lost 2.05 points to 1,113.18, while the Nasdaq Composite (COMP) dropped 1 point to 2,304.97. -Nick Godt; 415-439-6400; [email protected] Order free Annual Report for BP plc Visit http://djnewswires.ar.wilink.com/?link=BP or call 1-888-301-0513 (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 16, 2010 15:58 ET (19:58 GMT)

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Share	Price	Change
Itim Grou (ITIM)	28.50	39.02%
Pulsar Group (PULS)	20.00	14.29%
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Getech Grp (GTC)	4.30	13.16%
Fonix (FNX)	192.00	12.28%

Top Fallers

Share	Price	Change
Mothercare (MTC)	0.095	-47.22%
Sunda Energy (SNDA)	1.55	-43.64%
Petro Matad (MATD)	0.90	-25.31%
Skinbiotherap. (SBTX)	6.25	-16.67%
Beowulf Mining PLC (BEM)	6.50	-10.34%

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Forgent (FORG)	0.0085	358,120,354
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Nativo Resources (NTVO)	0.39	239,175,534
Buccaneer Ergy (BUCE)	0.012	187,430,251
Tower Resources (TRP)	0.0135	143,875,300

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