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| Exceed Company Ltd | 8.28 | -6.02% |
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| Beazer Homes USA Inc | 4.37 | 5.05% |
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| Dow Jones | 9,908.39 | -1.04% |
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| S&P 500 | 1,066.18 | -0.00% |
| 10yr | 98 14/32 | Yield: 3.56% |
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| Sanmina Sci Corp | 13.22 | 4.01% |
| Motorola Inc | 6.60 | 3.13% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 8.97 | 3.10% |
| Sprint Nextel Corp | 3.51 | 2.33% |
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