SmarTrend(R) Midday Market Recap -- July 9, 2009

Last Updated: July 9th, 2009: 12:05 PM ET---The major US equity indices are trading mixed, in a choppy session, as investors have spent the morning digesting mixed June sales reports from retailers. Sectors performances are mixed, with materials (+2.2%) leading on the upside, while health care (-1.3%) drags. Of specific note, the retail industry is only off 0.3%, largely inline with the performance of the general market. The Dow Jones is trading unchanged, the Nasdaq is trading 0.6% higher to 1,757 and the S&P 500 is trading 0.5% higher to 884.

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