Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) gained actively on Friday after its January same-store sales inched up 0.3%.
Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE:MTW) marked new high on earnings beat.
In Semiconductor industry, PMC-Sierra, Inc. (NASDAQ:PMCS) led gains after strong results, followed by LSI Corp (NASDAQ:LSI), STMicroelectronics N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:STM), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) and Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL).[article_detail_ad_1]
Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) rose 4.82% to $1.74. French newspaper Les Echos released a report on Friday that the French government and private-equity funds have submitted bid to acquire future license revenue for a bundle of Alcatel-Lucent SA patents.
Gold stocks like AngloGold Ashanti Limited (ADR) (NYSE:AU), New Gold Inc. (USA) (NYSEAMEX:NGD) and Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE:GFI) each added more than 4% as gold prices settled higher on Friday.
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP) jumped 4.15% on an upgrade to strong buy at Janco Partners Inc.
ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:ONNN) trended up after MKM Partners raised its PT from $8.00 to $10.00 on the stock. In other news, the company was honored by ARRI during CES EMMY Awards.
Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) was on the move after Sanford C. Bernstein analysts reaffirmed their outperform rating on the stock.
The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) extended rally after earnings release. The company has acquired a majority stake in two Maldives-based seaplane operators namely Maldivian Air Taxi (MAT) and Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA).
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (ADR) (NASDAQ:CTRP) added 3.23% as its strong results lifted the outlook for company profit as the economy rebounds.
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) increased 2.95% on reports that the company is getting near to a deal that could top $24 billion to sell itself to a buyout consortium.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) continued to gain on quarterly earnings.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) hit new high on Chief Executive James Gorman’s promise to deliver a 10-percent return on equity for shareholders.
Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) was also a record price breaker after the launch of Live from the Monkey House, featuring Jack Forman of Recess Monkey. The company is slated to report earnings on February 5, 2013.
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) reached new high after a U.S. appeals court ruled that Journalist has no legal right to see AIG documents.
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) scored the best since 2008 after unveiling a plan to present at the Credit Suisse Energy Summit on Wednesday, February 6 at 11:35 a.m. Mountain Time.
More on the upside, Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM), Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA (ADR) (NYSE:PBR) and Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) all were active and green.