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Closing Glance: Specialty retail mixed



By AP
10 July 2008 @ 04:37 pm EST

NEW YORK - Shares of specialty retailers were mixed Thursday as investors digested a slew of same-store sales reports from retailers.

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WMT 54.5 3.55
OMX 6.43 0.55
LOW 20 2.1
GPS 15.2 1.38
TJX 27 1.35

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Sales at established stores in June were generally better than expected, and several retailers raised their profit forecasts, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Both discounters and warehouse clubs performed particularly well.

How shares of some key specialty retailers closed:

OfficeMax Inc. fell 1 cent to $11.84.

Lowe's Cos. dropped 80 cents, or 4 percent, to $19.42.

Gap Inc. slipped 25 cents to $15.95.

TJX Cos. Inc. rose 1 cent to $31.64.

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