"Revenue was a little lighter than expected, even though earnings beat and they had a strong industrial business," said Cort Gwon, chief strategist at HudsonView Capital Management in New York.
Brenda Kelly, head analyst at London Capital Group, said: The average wage index was a mite lighter than expected at 3% growth against the consensus for a 3.2% lift – there may be signs that this metric is losing momentum and could vindicate the lack of action form the Bank of England.
"The agreement itself was a little lighter than expected," said Mitch Schlesinger, managing director at FBB Capital.
The remaining three-residue fragment (F(Sezn)A) is 18 Da lighter than expected for an unmodified peptide containing SeCys.
The computer maker's third-quarter profit of 23 cents a share was 5 cents lighter than expected, and its $12.9 billion in revenue was also short of estimates as the company continues its restructuring efforts.
Canon's chairman admitted that the company's holiday sales were lighter than expected; as a consequence, Canon shares retreated by 7.2%, to 2,905 yen.($32.57).
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts yesterday reported higher fourth-quarter earnings before a charge, but shares fell sharply because of sales that were lighter than expected.
In a minor surprise, Mr. Muir found corrosion on the cars to be lighter than expected, suggesting that New York's thicker-skinned cars might last as long as 28 years.
Earlier this month, investors reacted harshly as Dell Computer, Apple Computer and Intel warned that demand for PC's was lighter than expected.
Turnout was lighter than expected, but organizers said they did not regret holding the event in public, since it was intended to remove the stigma associated with divorce.
