Below is a list of some of the story stocks to watch for May 22, 2011
Best Buy Co. (BBY) added 1.5 percent to $19.56 for its first gain since May 1. Founder Richard Schulze will step down as chairman after a probe found he failed to tell the board about allegations that then-Chief Executive Officer Brian Dunn was having an inappropriate relationship with a female employee.
BMC Software Inc. (BMC) advanced 8.7 percent to $43.92 for the biggest gain in the S&P 500. The maker of software to manage corporate computer networks said it adopted takeover defenses after Elliott Associates LP notified the company that it acquired a stake of more than 5 percent.
Ticker Company Performance
BNHN Benihana Inc. 21.20%
DSW DSW Inc. 10.38%
ORI Old Republic International Corp. 8.85%
LNKD LinkedIn Corporation 8.28%
SA Seabridge Gold, Inc. 8.16%
STM STMicroelectronics NV 8.12%
LEAP Leap Wireless International Inc. 7.58%
URBN Urban Outfitters Inc. 7.57%
GNW Genworth Financial Inc. 7.45%
WNC Wabash National Corp. 7.45%
ING ING Groep NV 6.90%
ARNA Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 6.08%
ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 6.04%
MTW Manitowoc Co. Inc. 6.02%
TSLA Tesla Motors, Inc. 5.91%
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.91%
AUXL Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. 5.71%
GMCR Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. 5.49%
VELT Velti Plc 5.41%
MS Morgan Stanley 5.16%
C Citigroup, Inc. 5.07%
MAKO MAKO Surgical Corp. 4.99%
PPC Pilgrim's Corp. 4.97%
IRE The Governor and Company of The Bank of Ireland 4.83%
ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Cla 4.75%
HP Helmerich & Payne Inc. 4.69%
SPF Standard Pacific Corp. 4.56%
BAC Bank of America Corporation 4.50%
XCO EXCO Resources Inc. 4.49%
REXX Rex Energy Corporation 4.18%
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corporation 4.16%
HTZ Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 4.13%
PHM PulteGroup, Inc. 4.06%
CS Credit Suisse Group 4.05%
OMX OfficeMax Incorporated 3.93%
CLNE Clean Energy Fuels Corp. 3.91%
OC Owens Corning 3.90%
PIR Pier 1 Imports, Inc. 3.80%
KBH KB Home 3.77%
CX CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. 3.77%
BC Brunswick Corporation 3.69%
WSM Williams-Sonoma Inc. 3.69%
MTL Mechel OAO 3.63%
RRC Range Resources Corporation 3.61%
KORS Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. 3.61%
LYV Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. 3.60%
COT Cott Corporation 3.45%
FL Foot Locker, Inc. 3.39%
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. 3.38%
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