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Notable ETF Movers 2/8: XHB, SMH Up; GDX, TAN Down

February 8, 2010 12:44 PM EST
Notable ETF Movers of the Day:

Advancers


  • SPDR S&P Homebuilders (NYSE: XHB) up 2.33% to $15.37. Shares of the homebuilders are on an upswing ahead of Pulte Home's (NYSE: PHM) earnings report scheduled for tomorrow, February 9, 2010. Additionally, click here to get a little more color. iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction (NYSE: ITB) is also up about 3% to $12.78.

  • Semiconductor HOLDRs (NYSE: SMH) up 1.08% to $25.36. Shares advancing as Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) unveiled a new 42-nm DRAM process technology.


Decliners

  • Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) down 1.89% to $41.61. Despite impressive numbers put up by Rangold Resources (NASDAQ: GOLD) for Q409, miners are feeling a pinch as gold prices have ebbed over the last quarter and investors may not be so sure about next quarter's profits.

  • Claymore/MAC Global Solar Energy (NYSE: TAN) 1.63% lower to $8.44. Down after a VIK energy-users group meeting said it would be an "important step" to cut rates earned by solar providers.

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