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To: Bill F. who wrote (59033)	4/20/1999 8:57:00 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 97611

Jake... you shoulda shorted this baby today @ 900!!! Elwood Clerical error briefly "hikes" Compaq stock SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 (Reuters) - A clerical error at the Pacific Exchange caused the stock of Compaq Computer Corp.(CPQ - news) to momentarily appear as if it were trading at $900 a share Tuesday before it was corrected back to normal levels of about $23.50. Exchange officials attributed the phantom price hike to a ''clerical error'' but could give no further information. ''It is now being corrected,'' an exchange spokeswoman said. Compaq ousted company President Eckhard Pfeiffer Sunday, nine days after the Houston-based company announced that its first quarter earnings would be far below expectations. Compaq stock was 75 cents higher at $23.50 in consolidated New York Stock Exchange trading in late afternoon. More Quotes and News: Compaq Computer Corp (NYSE:CPQ - news) Related News Categories: banking, computers, publishing, US Market News Help Copyright © 1999 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. See our Important Disclaimers and Legal Information.