Opening Glance: Specialty retailers fall

By Associated Press May 16, 2008 Comments (0)

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Shares of specialty retailers fell early trading Friday even as investors digested a Commerce Department report showing new home construction rose more than 8 percent in April.

Oil prices also rose to new high of $127.43 before pulling back slightly.

How some specialty retailers were trading:

OfficeMax Inc. fell 30 cents to $20.70.

Lowe's Companies Inc. dipped 38 cents to $24.76.

Gap Inc. dropped 34 cents to $18.84.

TJX Cos. slipped 35 cents to $31.69.

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