PulteGroup Inc. (PHM) climbed 4.4 percent to $6.21. The largest U.S. homebuilder by revenue sold a 1,700-acre master- planned community north of Denver to Wheelock Street Capital LLC for an undisclosed amount.
Lennar Corp. (LEN) added 4.1 percent to $19.75. D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI) rose 3.8 percent to $12.66.
Diamond Foods Inc. (DMND) climbed 8.8 percent to $32 after rising to $33.36 earlier, the highest intraday price since Dec. 12. CNBC reported that hedge-fund manager David Einhorn may have taken a stake in the snack maker, citing speculation. Jonathan Gasthalter, a spokesman for Einhorn, declined to comment. Stephen Sibert, a spokesman for Diamond Foods, didn’t respond to a voice mail and an e-mail seeking comment.
Ticker Company Performance
HOLI Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd 18.56%
DMND Diamond Foods, Inc. 7.31%
OC Owens Corning 6.77%
MAS Masco Corporation 6.69%
MTL Mechel OAO 5.57%
EXK Endeavour Silver Corp. 5.44%
CHKM Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. 5.20%
XCO EXCO Resources Inc. 5.10%
AMRN Amarin Corporation plc 5.08%
JNS Janus Capital Group, Inc. 5.03%
ELN Elan Corporation, plc 4.95%
PHM PulteGroup, Inc. 4.87%
VE Veolia Environnement S.A. 4.62%
KBH KB Home 4.57%
VVUS VIVUS Inc. 4.54%
GOL GOL Linhas A 4.40%
LEN Lennar Corp. 4.24%
OI Owens-Illinois, Inc. 4.18%
MTW Manitowoc Co. Inc. 4.04%
USG USG Corporation 3.82%
NG NovaGold Resources Inc. 3.77%
DHI DR Horton Inc. 3.69%
WNC Wabash National Corp. 3.64%
FII Federated Investors, Inc. 3.52%
BZ Boise Inc. 3.49%
JAG Jaguar Mining Inc. 3.45%
TPX Tempur Pedic International Inc. 3.40%
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc. 3.33%
AMTD TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation 3.31%
VHC VirnetX Holding Corp 3.15%
LEAP Leap Wireless International Inc. 3.13%
SNE Sony Corporation 3.10%
KOG Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. 3.09%
PAAS Pan American Silver Corp. 3.04%
SGY Stone Energy Corp. 3.03%
TOL Toll Brothers Inc. 3.02%
PIR Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 2.97%
AG First Majestic Silver Corp. 2.94%
SUSQ Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. 2.92%
XYL Xylem Inc. 2.82%
EXH Exterran Holdings, Inc. 2.81%
CNO CNO Financial Group, Inc. 2.81%
HTZ Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 2.80%
PHH PHH Corporation 2.79%
UNTD United Online, Inc. 2.78%
IAG IAMGOLD Corp. 2.77%
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation 2.71%
RYL Ryland Group Inc. 2.70%
FSIN Fushi Copperweld, Inc. 2.68%
FNFG First Niagara Financial Group Inc. 2.66%
CRZO Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. 2.62%
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