Lilly, Gannett, Time Warner, Ciena are big movers
APNews
Dec 10, 2009
The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE:
Eli Lilly & Co., up $1.54 to $35.02
Earnings per share could grow more than 10 percent in 2010, the drug maker said, but analysts were wary of its drug pipeline.
Gannett Co., up 84 cents to $12.84
The newspaper publisher said it has successfully navigated the economic turmoil of the year and underlying trends were positive.
Smithfield Foods Inc., down 53 cents to $16.33
Weak hog prices drove the hog producer, which has been cutting pig production due to weak demand, to a quarterly loss.
Pall Corp., up $2.69 to $34.08
Sales to medical and biopharmaceutical customers were strong, and the purification systems maker issued an upbeat annual outlook.
Time Warner Inc., up $1.23 to $30.45
Shares hit a 15-month high as the media company's former Web division AOL completed its spin-off after a disastrous 8-year combination.
Western Union Co., up 81 cents to $19
The money-order company's board authorized a sixfold boost to its annual dividend and a $1 billion stock buyback plan.
NASDAQ:
Ciena Corp., down $1.51 to $11.72 Projected sales growth didn't offset the deeper-than-expected quarterly loss the computer networking equipment maker posted.
Steel Dynamics Inc., down 50 cents to $17.89
The carbon steel products maker said it expects a decline in quarterly profit due to weaker profit margins and lower shipments.