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Traders are digesting underwhelming February auto sales
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:DJI) is off triple digits around midday -- pulling back from Monday's historic levels -- as traders digest February auto sales data. So far, these figures have been mostly disappointing, with Detroit darlings General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) and Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) both posting results shy of estimates. Meanwhile, among major U.S. benchmarks, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (COMP) is faring the worst, and has dropped below the key 5,000 level.
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Among the stocks with notable call volume is in-flight wireless issue Gogo Inc (NASDAQ:GOGO), which is up 4.2% at $19.21 after last night announcing a $300 million convertible notes offering. Specifically, calls are crossing at nearly nine times the usual rate for this point in the session, and buy-to-open activity is detected at the April 19 and 20 strikes.
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Consumer finance firm Springleaf Holdings Inc (NYSE:LEAF) is the largest gainer on the Big Board today, jumping more than 28% to trade at $48.75 after acquiring Citigroup Inc's (NYSE:C) OneMain consumer finance unit. Earlier, LEAF hit a record high of $52.48.
Construction concern Primoris Services Corp (NASDAQ:PRIM) is the biggest decliner on the Nasdaq so far, following a fourth-quarter earnings miss and its acquisition of sector peer Aevenia. Specifically, PRIM has shed 18.1% to hover around $17.28, and earlier touched a two-year low of $16.90.
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is up 1.1 points, or 8.4%, at 14.13, testing resistance at its descending 10-day moving average.
Today's put/call volume ratio on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) is 1.83, with puts outstripping calls. SPY was last seen 1.6 points, or 0.7%, lower at $210.44.