| 15:30 ET Dow +40, Nasdaq +17, S&P +3.24: [BRIEFING.COM] Indices attempting to close the day on a winning note as they rebound from recent selling efforts... The lack of participation from the influential financial sector, though, is making it difficult to gain much traction at this point in the day... After the close, earnings reports will be heard from several companies, including Dell Computer (DELL +0.02) Agilent (A +0.12), Analog Devices (ADI +1.09) and Gap, Inc. (GPS +0.59)... For further details leading up to, and following these reports, be sure to visit Briefing.com's Earnings Calendar and Short Stories pages... NYSE Adv/Dec 1849/1213... Nasdaq Adv/Dec 2342/1496. |