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New lows for OSX a possibility: Merrill ($OSX, SLB, RIG, NBR, BJS) By Tomi Kilgore
Analyst Kevin Simpson at Merrill Lynch said he expects oil service stocks to fall over the near term, with the Phlx Oil Services Index ($OSX) possibly revisiting its September low. The sector tracker is currently down 8.63, or 11 percent, at 69.18, still 19 percent above the low of 58.18 hit in intraday trading on Sept. 27. Simpson said the impetus for losses comes from the expected weakness in oil prices, following the "disastrous" OPEC meeting (see 10:50 item). December crude futures are currently down $1.51, or 7.6 percent, at $18.24. Earlier in the session, they hit a low of $17.15, a level not seen since June 1999. Simpson added that he lowered the intermediate-term ratings on all the stocks carrying a "buy" rating, moving some to "accumulate" and some to "neutral." Among the more-active stocks on his list, Schlumberger (SLB) is down $2.74 at $43.36, Transocean Sedco-Forex (RIG) is losing $3 at $25.25, Nabors Industries (NBR) is slumping $4.65 to $26.81 and BJ Services (BJS) is dropping $3.16 to $22.10.