Sentence examples for stock extending from inspiring English sources

National-Oilwell, a maker of oil and gas drilling equipment, agreed to buy Varco International for about $2.4 billion in stock, extending a four-year expansion.

The investor responsible for the spread may be utilizing the spread to hedge a long position in the underlying shares, or could be taking an outright bearish stance on the chemicals maker because he sees the stock extending losses over the next couple of months to expiration.

Some investors remained optimistic about WorldCom's prospects even as its stock extended its decline this year.

A prominent example of this type was the Israeli Uzi, designed by Uziel Gal, which was only 25 inches long with its shoulder stock extended.

Apple was another standout as its stock extended gains for a second day, ending up $8.93, or 1.8 percent, at $498.50 after topping $500 a share.

One telecom-related stock stood out, however: equipment maker Ciena, which resisted the downturn as the stock extended its rally from yesterday.

Over on the Big Board, AT&Ts t stock extended its rally after The Wall Street Journal reported that Ma Bell plans to spin off a stock for its wireless unit.

The threat of losing a patent dispute with Microsoft failed to dent Alcatel-Lucent's month-long rally Tuesday morning, as the stock extended gains in anticipation of its forthcoming quarterly report and of the possibility of a future free of patent wrangling.

Treasury Prices Fall (By Reuters) -- With Wall Street stocks extending last week's rally, Treasury bond prices fell yesterday after the government announced a record-matching $27 billion auction of two-year notes for Wednesday.

Stocks extended losses late in the session.

Semiconductor stocks extended their rally, meanwhile.