{"id":3743,"date":"2010-12-29T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-higher-in-mid-day-trading-dollar-slides\/3741\/"},"modified":"2010-12-29T13:25:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T13:25:00","slug":"stocks-higher-in-mid-day-trading-dollar-slides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-higher-in-mid-day-trading-dollar-slides\/3743\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Higher in Mid-Day Trading; Dollar Slides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. equity market is up in mid-day trading, with all three major indexes currently in green. Stocks have extended their gains in mid-day trading, after opening slightly higher today.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-3743\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> is currently trading 0.26% higher at 11,605. 51, the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/sp500\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> is currently trading 0.24% higher at 1,261.50 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> is currently trading 0.24% higher at 2,669.27. Energy stocks are leading gains in mid-day trading, followed by Basic Materials stocks.<\/p>\n<p>Energy stocks are up more than 1% in mid-day trading. Among the major gainers in the Energy sector are Noble Energy Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=nbl\">NYSE: NBL<\/a>), which is currently trading 3.08% higher at $87.60, Chevron Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=cvx\">NYSE: CVX<\/a>), which is currently trading 0.87% higher at $91.98, Schlumberger Limited (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=cvx\">NYSE: SLB<\/a>), which is currently trading 1.87% higher at $83.75, and ATP Oil &amp; Gas Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=atpg\">NASDAQ: ATPG<\/a>), which is currently trading 5.29% higher at $16.73.<\/p>\n<p>Among other major gainers in mid-day trading are BJ\u2019s Wholesale Club Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>: BJ), which is currently trading 6.45% higher at $47.34, RightNow Technologies (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=rnow\">NASDAQ: RNOW<\/a>), which is currently trading 14.50% higher at $22.66, and Marina Biotech Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=mrna\">NASDAQ: MRNA<\/a>), which is currently trading 5.91% higher at $1.65.<\/p>\n<p>In the currency market, the dollar was trading lower across the board. The Dollar Index is currently down 0.2%. However, the weaker dollar is pushing stocks higher in mid-day trading.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11pt;\">&laquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/\">Return to Stock Market News<\/a> &laquo; <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. equity market is up in mid-day trading, with all three major indexes currently in green. 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