Wall Street gained Friday, driving the S&P 500 index to its first finish above 1,500 since late 2007, on higher-than-expected corporate earnings and economic data.
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) was one of top gainers on Friday. The stock marked new 1-year high to end the day up $6.50 after the company lifted fiscal year 2013 EPS forecast. .[article_detail_ad_1]
Cereplast, Inc. (PINK:CERP), Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX) and Cimatron Ltd. (NASDAQ:CIMT) were also in top gainers list.
OCZ Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ:OCZ) jumped 18.32%, extending three-day winning streak after the appointment of Wayne B. Eisenberg as Senior Vice President of Global Sales.
Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) scored new 52-week high, adding $22.70 to end the day up 15.46% after surpassing estimates. Its strong rate of subscriber growth in the U.S. provides Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSTR) a nice target as new Redbox Instant has a competitive edge over Netflix’s streaming service on a higher mix of new release movies.
Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:RVLT) rose more than 15.22% to hit an –all-time high of $1.31 after receiving a $5 million order for LED lighting products with a total potential value of $10 million and the appointment of Charles Schafer as New President and Chief Financial Officer.
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) soared 14.43% on a coverage with an “Outperform” rating at Cowen & Co.
RadioShack Corporation (NYSE:RSH) advanced 14.29% after the U.S.-based retailer teamed up with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., the world’s largest contract electronics maker, to sell 60-inch TVs in China assembled by the Taiwanese firm.
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFII) rallied 13.50% to new high after better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
Molycorp Inc (NYSE:MCP) added 13.15% after declaring a new follow-on offering of stock and debt.
Chuy’s Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CHUY), Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYNA), Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ:LSCC), Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:NTE) and Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS) all rose in a range of 10.1% to 12.1%.
Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA) surged 9.81% after fourth-quarter results beat estimates.
QLogic Corporation (NASDAQ:QLGC) rose 9.06% on higher-than-projected results and outlook.
Kips Bay Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ:KIPS) extended gains after the United States Food & Drug Administration approved more US patients to be enrolled in Kips Bay Medical’s “eMESH I” clinical feasibility trial of its eSVS Mesh.
KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) marked new high on higher-than-predicted fiscal second-quarter results.
Silicon Graphics International Corp (NASDAQ:SGI) skyrocketed 8.35% after analysts at Sterne Agee upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy.
Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) reached new high after its Board of Directors, following detailed analysis with its independent financial and legal advisors, completed its comprehensive review of the company’s alternatives and permitted an action plan to recognize the inherent value of Compuware for its shareholders.
Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) gained 7.43%, Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) rose 7.24%, Cepheid (NASDAQ:CPHD) added 6.62%, Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE:TPX) increased 6.36%, Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) traded 4.98% higher and Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) jumped to new high, after their fourth-quarter results.
ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) scored new 1-year high after Q2 Earnings beat.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) got a boost on an upgrade to Outperform at Zacks.
More on the upside, Deckers Outdoor Corp (NASDAQ:DECK), Tibco Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX), Sony Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:SNE), Navistar International Corp (NYSE:NAV) , Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) and MICROS Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCRS) all rose between 5.5 and 7.5 percent.
Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) extended rally after entering into strategic partnership with PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP).
Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) added $2.24 in price following the coffee king posted its fiscal first-quarter results.
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) scored its best since 2008 on better-than-expected Q2 results and guidance.
Mosaic Co (NYSE:MOS) gained 3.78% on above-normal volume to reach at a new 52-week top of $63.46.
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) rallied 3.70% on an upgrade from a sell rating to a conviction-buy rating at UBS AG.
More on the active stocks list, Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY), Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE:WFT), Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE), US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE:LCC) and Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) each gained more than 2%.
On the other hand, H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB), Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY), Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) and eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) all were record price breakers.