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GE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Shell exits retail elect=
ricity marketing Shell Energy Services recently took a position that a nu=
mber of energy marketers have taken within the last eight to 12 months: It =
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eting full story... AES completes sales of Argentine assets to TotalFinaE=
lf full story... Regulators approve Narragansett Electric's rate reducti=
on request full story... Duke agrees to buy Canada's Westcoast Energy fu=
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Friday, September 21 Stocks Close Change % Change DJIA 8,235.81 (140.4) -=
1.68% DJ 15 Util. 316.19 (5.2) -1.61% NASDAQ 1,423.19 (47.74) -3.25% S&P 50=
0 965.03 (18.8) -1.91% Market Vols Close Change % Change AMEX (000) 237=
,349 35,643.0 17.67% NASDAQ (000) 2,584,814 502,171.0 24.11% NYSE (000) 2=
,310,232 366,383.0 18.85% Commodities Close Change % Change Crude Oil =
(Oct) 25.97 (0.62) -2.33% Heating Oil (Oct) 0.7215 (0.005) -0.76% Nat. Gas =
(Henry) 2.103 (0.037) -1.73% Propane (Oct) 42.75 (0.250) -0.58% Palo Verde =
(Oct) 31.50 0.00 0.00% COB (Oct) 33.00 0.00 0.00% PJM (Oct) 29.70 0.00 0=
.00% Dollar US $ Close Change % Change Australia $ 2.061 0.036 1.78% =
Canada $ 1.571 (0.001) -0.06% Germany Dmark 2.141 0.028 1.33% Euro 0.=
9135 (0.014) -1.55% Japan ?en 116.80 0.800 0.69% Mexico NP 9.49 0.020 0.=
21% UK Pound 0.687 0.0047 0.69% Foreign Indices Close Change % Chang=
e Arg MerVal 239.50 (2.70) -1.11% Austr All Ord. 2,884.50 (40.40) -1.38% Br=
az Bovespa 10418.75 (124.37) -1.18% Can TSE 300 6513.1 (8.69) -0.13% Germa=
ny DAX 3787.23 (22.44) -0.59% HK HangSeng 8934.2 (383.78) -4.12% Japan Nikk=
ei 225 9554.99 (230.17) -2.35% Mexico IPC 5087.94 6.02 0.12% UK FTSE 100=
4,457.60 (99.30) -2.18% Source: Yahoo! & TradingDay.com =09 [=
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