Wells Fargo, Thermo Fisher, Hershey, eBay, Steve Madden are big market movers Thursday

Wells Fargo, Thermo Fisher, Hershey big movers

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Wells Fargo & Co., up $1.91 at $20.09

Shares gained for a second day on the bank’s growing market share and mortgage loan income, which boosted quarterly profit.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., down $2.80 at $32.39

The scientific instrument maker cuts its outlook for 2009 below Street expectations, saying business conditions haven’t improved yet.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., up $2.35 at $13.76

Bookings are stabilizng and costs dropped more than had been thought for the cruise operator, which issued a bright outlook.

Hershey Co., up $1.39 at $37.45

Price increases, lower dairy costs and Easter sales helped drive the country’s No. 2 candy maker to a better-than-expected profit.

United Parcel Services Inc., down $1.42 at $53.33

The largest U.S. shipping carrier, considered an economic bellwether, laid off 10,000 domestic jobs in 2009 and issued a bleak outlook.

EMC Corp., down 53 cents at $12.17

The tech company said information technology spending is near a bottom, but warned that customers are still delaying big orders.

NASDAQ

EBay Inc., up $1.84 at $16.62

Analysts applauded management’s customer-service changes to the online marketplace operator’s sites, and profit topped estimates.

Steve Madden Ltd., up $3.50 at $27.16

Strong sales of women’s and children’s shoes are going to more than triple the footwear company’s first-quarter earnings from last year.