Below is a list of some of the story stocks to watch for February 27, 2011
Lowe’s Cos. (LOW) gained 2.9 percent to $27.94 and climbed 3.3 percent earlier, the most intraday since Jan. 4. The second-largest U.S. home-improvement chain reported fourth- quarter earnings of 29 cents a share, excluding some items, beating the average analyst estimate of 23 cents.
Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS) rose 5.9 percent to $67.93 after reaching $68.16 earlier, a record intraday price. Express Scripts Inc.’s (ESRX) acquisition of the pharmacy- benefits manager is likely to close by the end of first half without “material” issues from the Federal Trade Commission, Jefferies Group Inc. said in a note. Express Scripts gained 4.3 percent to $54.64.
Micron Technology Inc. (MU) rallied 6.2 percent, the most in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, to $8.44. Rival Elpida Memory Inc., the last Japanese maker of computer-memory chips, filed for the nation’s biggest bankruptcy in two years after semiconductor prices plunged and it failed to win a second government bailout.
Top Story Stocks Performance - 2/27/12
Ticker Company Performance
ATPG ATP Oil & Gas Corp. 17.13%
LNG Cheniere Energy, Inc. 10.39%
CTB Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. 9.83%
VVUS VIVUS Inc. 8.77%
MU Micron Technology Inc. 8.05%
MHS Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 6.36%
ROYL Royale Energy Inc. 6.12%
RIG Transocean Ltd. 5.34%
ESRX Express Scripts Inc. 4.67%
CX CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.48%
WHR Whirlpool Corp. 4.47%
FTK Flotek Industries Inc. 4.36%
MAKO MAKO Surgical Corp. 4.28%
SHLD Sears Holdings Corporation 3.75%
CLNE Clean Energy Fuels Corp. 3.68%
EXEL Exelixis, Inc. 3.12%
LOW Lowe's Companies Inc. 2.91%
CTRP Ctrip.com International Ltd. 2.36%
OCN Ocwen Financial Corp. 2.32%
TYC Tyco International Ltd. 2.15%
UPL Ultra Petroleum Corp. 2.14%
SODA SodaStream International Ltd. 2.14%
FIO Fusion-io, Inc. 1.98%
SPPI Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.96%
BP BP plc 1.89%
IP International Paper Co. 1.88%
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc. 1.82%
SWN Southwestern Energy Co. 1.73%
HUM Humana Inc. 1.71%
LDK LDK Solar Co., Ltd. 1.70%
PPO Polypore International Inc. 1.59%
SWY Safeway Inc. 1.58%
GNK Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. 1.57%
FNSR Finisar Corp. 1.49%
SD SandRidge Energy, Inc. 1.48%
RDC Rowan Companies Inc. 1.47%
CROX Crocs, Inc. 1.44%
VRX Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. 1.40%
MAS Masco Corporation 1.38%
ARUN Aruba Networks, Inc. 1.38%
LEN Lennar Corp. 1.30%
IPG The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. 1.29%
GME GameStop Corp. 1.06%
HCBK Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. 1.02%
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