Monday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks
Here are some of Monday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks in pre-market activity:
Gainers
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions MDRX +2.54% shares rose 7.3%. Bloomberg News reported on Monday that Blackstone Group BX -0.21% , Carlysle Group CG +0.78% and Silver Lake Management have all made first-round bids for the firm as part of its plans to go private.
Exact Sciences Corp. EXAS +2.38% shares added 7.5%. Barron’s newspaper highlighted the firm and its genetically-based colon cancer treatment over the weekend.
TPC Group Inc. TPCG -0.44% shares rose 11%. The chemical firm said it is evaluating a non-binding acquisition offer from Innospec Inc. IOSP +0.03% worth up to about $720 million that could scuttle its previous deal with investment firms First Reserve Corp. and SK Capital Partners.
Decliners
Affymetrix Inc. AFFX 0.00% shares fell 10%. Affymetrix expects third-quarter revenue to fall short of consensus estimates as a tightening academic funding environment worldwide has hurt its gene expression and eBioscience business units. The provider of genetic analysis technologies to pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotechnology companies forecast third-quarter revenue of about $80 million, while analysts were expecting $85 million.
Green Dot Corp. GDOT +0.08% shares fell 18%. The shares are being pressured by American Express Co.’s AXP +0.33% decisiosn to roll out a prepaid card product in cooperation with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT +0.55% that will compete with Green Dot offerings. |
发表于 2012-10-8 09:01
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