At present, the S&P 500 is up 0.93%, the DJIA is up 1.01%, and the NASDAQ is up 1.53%.

Industries doing well today include Internet Software & Services, Specialty Retail, and Internet & Catalog Retail. Industries showing weakness include Distributors, Diversified Telecommunication Services, and Airlines. The VIX is down 1.12 to 16.72 after closing yesterday at 17.84. The most heavily traded options this morning are for the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), with 94,269 May 11 49.50 calls on the board. The total put/call ratio as of 10:00 AM was 0.83 (236,420/285,292). The advancers/decliners ratio for NYSE stocks is 2,013/917, while the advancers/decliners ratio for NASDAQ stocks is 1,858/1,029.  less