US shares had a turbulent half day as they fell sharply prior to the 1pm close. Investors returned from Thanksgiving to find a financial crisis affecting Arab emirate Dubai and falling European stock markets. Shares initially slumped, then recovered through the morning, before falling again before the close.

Banks fell on the back of the Dubai World financial crisis. Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs were all lower. However, some analysts believe that US banks do not have significant exposure to Dubai.

Commodity prices are falling as investors worry that the recession may not be over. Copper was one of the sharpest fallers. This hit Newmont Mining, Silvercorp Metals, Seabridge Gold and Northern Dynasty.

The Dow is currently down over 154 points at 10,310, with no shares posting gains. Nasdaq is down 37 at 2,138 while the S&P 500 is 15 points lower at 1,093. very few of these shares ended the day in positive territory.

MGM Mirage was lower because Dubai World is its partner on the largest development on the Las Vegas Strip.


S&P 500 - Risers
Apollo Group Inc. (APOL) $55.87 +0.43%
Darden Restaurants (DRI) $31.19 +0.26%
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) $54.89 +0.26%
Centurytel Inc. (CTL) $36.30 +0.22%


S&P 500 - Fallers
Hartford Fin Svc (HIG) $23.66 -5.75%
Slm Corp. (SLM) $10.69 -5.65%
M B I A Inc. (MBI) $3.42 -5.52%
Keycorp (KEY) $5.58 -5.10%
NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) $18.78 -5.06%
Invesco Ads (IVZ) $21.64 -4.59%
Principal Finl Group (PFG) $25.02 -4.43%
Prologis Sbi (PLD) $12.64 -4.31%
Stilwell Financial Inc. (JNS) $12.71 -4.22%
Prudential Fincl Inc. (PRU) $48.17 -4.20%

Dow Jones I.A - Fallers
Bank Of America Corp. (BAC) $15.47 -3.01%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) $57.44 -2.71%
Alcoa Inc. (AA) $12.66 -2.62%
American Express Inc. (AXP) $40.81 -2.18%
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) $74.85 -2.12%
Travelers Company Inc. (TRV) $51.65 -2.10%
JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) $41.30 -2.04%
Du Pont E I De Nemours and Co. (DD) $34.44 -2.02%
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) $49.05 -2.00%
Chevron Corp. (CVX) $78.13 -1.90%

Nasdaq 100 - Risers
Warner Chilcott Plc (WCRX) $24.47 +1.05%
Apollo Group Inc. (APOL) $55.87 +0.43%
Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) $11.58 +0.17%

Nasdaq 100 - Fallers
Infosys Technologies Ltd. (INFY) $50.57 -3.93%
Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN) $62.98 -3.66%
Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX) $7.14 -3.51%
Joy Global Inc. (JOYG) $53.52 -3.46%
Expedia Inc. (EXPE) $25.24 -3.33%
Foster Wheeler AG (FWLT) $30.38 -3.25%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) $43.49 -3.23%
Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR) $25.46 -2.86%
Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) $17.01 -2.86%
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) $58.14 -2.71%

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