Opening Glance: Aerospace and defense stocks fall

By Associated Press May 12, 2008 Comments (0)

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Aerospace and defense stocks edged lower in Monday trading, with shares of Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. losing ground, while the broader market gained as oil prices declined.

Here are morning results for a few stocks in the sector:

Precision Castparts Corp. fell 21 cents to $124.29.

Boeing declined 14 cents to $83.92.

Raytheon Corp. slipped 4 cents to $64.01.

Northrop Grumman gave up 5 cents to $74.33.

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