Below is a list of some of the story stocks to watch for March 19, 2011
Abovenet Inc. (ABVT) surged 13 percent to $84.17 after climbing to $84.54 earlier, the highest intraday price since at least 2003. The operator of fiber-optic networks agreed to be bought by Zayo Group LLC for $2.2 billion, or $84 a share.
Apple Inc. (AAPL ) rose 1.6 percent to $594.80. The world’s largest technology company plans to initiate a quarterly dividend of $2.65 a share and authorized a $10 billion buyback.
Domino’s Pizza Inc. (DPZ) rose 4.4 percent to $41.71 and advanced to $42.21 earlier, the highest intraday price since it went public in July 2004. The pizza-delivery chain completed its recapitalization and declared a special dividend of $3 a share.
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (DWA) added 3.6 percent to $18.95 and reached $19.17 earlier, the highest intraday price since Feb. 28. The maker of the “Kung Fu Panda” films was raised to overweight from neutral at Piper Jaffray Cos., meaning the stock will beat its peers over the next 12 months.
U.S. Steel Corp. (X) rose the most in the S&P 500, gaining 5.1 percent to $31.27. The country’s largest producer of the metal by volume should benefit from a recovery in steel prices, UBS AG said in a note.
Top Story Stocks Performance - 3/19/12
Ticker Company Performance
ABVT AboveNet, Inc. 13.27%
FRO Frontline Ltd. 8.50%
IPSU Imperial Sugar Co. 7.65%
AFFY Affymax, Inc. 6.62%
X United States Steel Corp. 6.32%
SXC SunCoke Energy Inc. 6.27%
LGF Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. 5.98%
AKS AK Steel Holding Corporation 5.37%
TNK Teekay Tankers Ltd. 5.15%
PVA Penn Virginia Corporation 4.79%
VVUS VIVUS Inc. 4.79%
CREE Cree, Inc. 4.52%
ATLS Atlas Energy, L.P 4.32%
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corporation 3.89%
DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. 3.85%
MPEL Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. 3.57%
OVTI OmniVision Technologies Inc. 3.50%
CNX CONSOL Energy Inc. 3.44%
THLD Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc. 3.43%
C Citigroup, Inc. 3.30%
MCP Molycorp, Inc. 3.30%
DANG E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. 3.29%
MTG MGIC Investment Corp. 3.09%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. 3.05%
LVS Las Vegas Sands Corp. 3.00%
UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. 2.79%
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc. 2.73%
REE Rare Element Resources Ltd. 2.61%
NFLX Netflix, Inc. 2.61%
CRK Comstock Resources Inc. 2.60%
BAC Bank of America Corporation 2.55%
NOK Nokia Corporation 2.53%
LVLT Level 3 Communications Inc. 2.51%
CX CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. 2.51%
MS Morgan Stanley 2.41%
MHR Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. 2.40%
DVN Devon Energy Corporation 2.36%
VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc. 2.31%
KEY KeyCorp 2.28%
P Pandora Media, Inc. 2.23%
MBI MBIA Inc. 2.20%
MT Arcelor Mittal 2.12%
ZAGG ZAGG Inc. 2.12%
TWTC TW Telecom Inc. 2.07%
STD Banco Santander, S.A. 2.04%
PAAS Pan American Silver Corp. 2.02%
MWW Monster Worldwide, Inc. 1.99%
PCLN priceline.com Incorporated 1.95%
FTK Flotek Industries Inc. 1.95%
BRCM Broadcom Corp. 1.90%
WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd. 1.89%
CENX Century Aluminum Co. 1.88%
FFIV F5 Networks, Inc. 1.86%
GPS Gap Inc. 1.85%
TNE Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. 1.83%
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp 1.81%
TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1.72%
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