Log in to your IBTimes Account

close
ID
Password

Grocers shares fall following House vote



By AP
29 September 2008 @ 02:54 pm EST

PORTLAND, Ore. - Shares of the nation's largest grocers fell after the House rejected a proposed financial bailout plan Monday.

Related Topic

Get stories by e-mail on this topic.

E-mail:
Quotes
SWY 18.52 0.6
SVU 9.4 0.38
WFMI 8.19 -0.24
GAP 3.77 0.36

SYMBOL LOOKUP

The grocers kept pace with the broader market in the early morning slide, followed by a continued drop following the news from the House.

Shares of Safeway Inc. fell 64 cents, or roughly 2.6 percent, to $24.08. Shares of Supervalu Inc. fell $1.54, or 6.42 percent, to $22.46. Shares of Whole Foods Market fell 69 cents, or 3.34 percent, to $19.95 by afternoon trading.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. saw one of the sharpest drops, falling $1.05, or more than 9 percent, to $10.35.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

    Click!
  • Rate this article:

Comments

Post Your Comment

You must be an IBTimes member to post a comment. Login | Register



advertisement
More Industries
Federal regulators on Friday shut down two big thrifts based in Southern California, saying they fell victim to the acute distress in the housing market ...
Pressure intensified on Citigroup to sell part or all of itself as its stock fell below $4 a share on Friday and fears escalated about future loan losses...
Ford Motor Co. may sell its fleet of five corporate jets after top executives of the three Detroit automakers were harshly criticized by members of Congr...

Advertisement
Reach emerging Latin American markets!

Baldwin Linguas:
Translations Interpreting Localization:
English French Portuguese Spanish

Los angeles web design

Get your next web design project done with our los angeles web design team - Best web design with great price.

Buy Foreclosures & Use Our Money

Split Big Profits! You Find it & We Fund it! Co-Own Or Cash Out! Get Free Info Kit Now!

advertisement
 
IBTimes.com Web
Partners
International Business Times© 2008 The Ibtimes Company. All Rights Reserved. Terms of service | Privacy Policy | Advertising | About Us | Contact Us | Archives