Honeywell Among Technology's Biggest Movers on October 19, 2012

This morning's trading has marked a bad day for the market so far. The Nasdaq has slipped 1.6%; the S&P 500 is trading down 1%; and the Dow has decreased 1.1%. The technology sector is a category of stocks relating to the research, development and/or distribution of technologically based goods and services. This sector contains businesses revolving around the manufacturing of electronics, creation of software, computers or products and services relating to information technology. The technology sector offers a wide arrange of products and services for both customers and other businesses. Consumer goods like personal computers, stereos and televisions are continually improved and upgraded, offering the latest technology to all users. Businesses receive information and services from software and database systems, which allow the companies to make strategic business decisions.

The Technology sector (XLK) is currently ahead of the overall market, down only 1.3%, and its biggest movers are currently:

Company	Market Cap	Percentage Change
Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq:RVBD)	$3.19 billion	+14%
athenahealth (Nasdaq:ATHN)	$2.88 billion	-8.5%
Electronics For Imaging (Nasdaq:EFII)	$792.7 million	+5.6%
SanDisk (Nasdaq:SNDK)	$10.35 billion	+5.1%
Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK)	$10.25 billion	-3.7%
Cerner (Nasdaq:CERN)	$12.34 billion	-3%
Honeywell (NYSE:HON)	$47.94 billion	+2.8%

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After a big jump of 14%, Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq:RVBD) is trading at $23.59 per share. The company's volume for the day so far is 9.7 million shares. This is greater than yesterday's volume of nine million shares.

Falling 8.5%, athenahealth (Nasdaq:ATHN) is currently at a share price of $73.28. So far today, the company's volume is two million shares, 6.2 times its current daily average.

After rising 5.6%, Electronics For Imaging (Nasdaq:EFII) is currently trading at a share price of $18. The company is currently trading a volume of 211,046 shares.

SanDisk (Nasdaq:SNDK) has risen 5.1% to hit a current price of $45.05 per share. With 13.2 million shares changing hands so far today, the company's volume is 2.7 times its average over the past three months.

Falling 3.7%, Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) is currently at a share price of $69.93. The company's volume is currently 647,810 shares.

At $69.92, Cerner (Nasdaq:CERN) has slipped 3%. At 798,739 shares, the company's volume so far today is 0.6 times the average daily volume.

Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has risen 2.8% and is currently trading at $63.12 per share. This morning, the company is trading a volume of 4.5 million shares.

The Bottom Line On any given day, a particular stock may see positive or negative change in its share price. Daily stock performance should be weighed against historical performance and put in context of the market overall. Keep in mind that all these ratios should be compared against historical numbers and industry information in order to get a more complete picture.