Russell gains as Dow stays
The Russell 2000 index has moved up whole the Dow is spinning its wheels following news of mixed economic data.
At 10:12 a.m. ET the Russell 2000 had added 3.37 points, or 0.40 percent, to 841.83. Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 11.62 points, or 0.09 percent, to 13,439.35.
Gross domestic product increased 0.7% during the first quarter of 2007, according to revised figures reported by the U.S. Commerce Department before the opening bell. That’s above the previously estimated growth rate of 0.6%.
However, economists were forecasting a bigger upward adjustment, expecting GDP to rise 0.8%. The U.S. economy expanded 2.5% in the final three months of 2006.
The picture on the jobs front was rosier.
Jobless claims for the week ended June 23 fell 13,000 to 313,000 on a seasonally-adjusted basis, the Labor Department reported before the opening. Observers were expecting a decline of 9,000.
The following were the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among those with market capitalizations under $500 million:
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