Petrobras, Target, Tibco Software among those companies making big stock market moves
By APFriday, September 24, 2010
Petrobras, Target, Tibco among big market movers
NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, down 67 cents at $34.92
Brazil’s state-run energy company, known as Petrobras, raised $70 billion in the world’s largest share offering ever.
Target Corp., up $1.28 at $55.05
The discount retailer will begin carrying six models of Apple Inc.’s popular iPad tablet this holiday shopping season.
KB Home, up 40 cents at $12.11
The homebuilder posted a narrower quarterly loss thanks to fewer charges and higher revenue, but its backlog shrank.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc., down $1.31 at $51.03
Hertz Global Holdings said it would not top a bid from rival Avis Budget Group for the car rental agency.
Nike Inc., up $1.90 at $79.57
The athletic shoe and apparel maker reported quarterly net income that surpassed expectations despite rising costs.
NASDAQ
Tibco Software Inc., up $2.06 at $18.43
The business software maker posted stronger-than-expected quarterly results and bought software company OpenSpirit.
Finish Line Inc., down $1.44 at $14.25
The athletic goods retailer said its inventory levels were too low and its quarterly profit fell short of expectations.
Vical Inc., down 60 cents at $2.27
The drug developer priced a stock offering two days after a drug it discovered failed in a late-stage clinical trial.
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