Credit: Shutterstock photoAfter the open... Stocks were trading with modest gains Friday morning after a huge rally on Thursday. Today's quadruple witching day could cause some extra volatility this afternoon.
Industries trading higher this morning include energy equipment and services; metals and mining; and distributors. Trading lower this morning are Leisure products; textiles, apparel and luxury goods; and multiline retail.
The VIX is up 1.9% at 17.13 after closing yesterday at 16.81. Options on Tesoro Corp. ( TSO ) have appeared on the most-active list today with more than 13,996 contracts of the Jan. 70 put changing hands. NYSE Adv/Dec 1,409/1,389 Nasdaq Adv/Dec 778/1,517. [InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data sources]
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