*Saying publicly who sold this large block of shares could crash the whole damn market... this market is in trouble folks!!!>>> SMART MONEY KNOWS IT!!!...
Exxon Mobil dragged down by $1.4B trade Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:59:11 PM http://www.afxpress.com
NEW YORK (AFX) -- Exxon Mobil shares fell as much as 4% Tuesday after a block grade of 24.5 million shares at $57 a share went through the market at about 1.00 p.m. Eastern Time. The trade, worth $1.4 billion, exceeded the stock's average daily volume of 19.6 million shares. By late afternoon, more than 61 million Exxon shares had changed hands. The stock was last down 3.9% at $56.55. The online edition of the Wall Street Journal said the trade came from the commodities trading desk at Goldman Sachs although there was no indication of who the seller was
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