Thursday, March 21, 2013 – Major Stock Market Headlines, Biggest Stock Losers, Highest Stock Gainers, Top Advancers & Decliners.
Stock Market Headlines
All three major stock averages declined across the board with the DJIA ending down 90.24 points. The Nasdaq fell 0.97% to close at 3,222.60 while the S&P 500 fell 0.83%.
“Stock losses accelerated late in the session as anxiety about Cypriot finances increased. Just before the U.S. market's close, Standard & Poor's cut Cyprus' sovereign credit rating deeper into junk status.”
There were 1,963 stock decliners on the NYSE versus 1,027 advancers (See below table). On the Nasdaq, there were 2 decliners for each advancing stock.
Most Active Stocks – Top Losers by Percentage (NYSE & NASDAQ)
- Scholastic Corp (SCHL) was the biggest stock loser across the NYSE and Nasdaq. The stock plunged 13.90% to close the day at $26.75 after the firm reported a higher than expected loss.
- Shares of Dex One Corporation stock (DEXO) fell 11.82%, making it the second biggest loser. Today’s plunge is in addition to the 13.62% decline in the stock price yesterday.
- Movado Group (MOV) was next in line with its stock dropping 10.48% to be the third top loser across the Nasdaq and NYSE. The company reported a better than expected Q4 forecast. The stock, however, declined due to a weaker than expected profit forecast.
Most Active Stocks – Top Gainers by Percentage (NYSE & NASDAQ)
- Anacor Pharmaceuticals stock (ANAC) soared 26.04% making it the highest gainer (by percentage points) across the NYSE and Nasdaq. Investors rushed to buy ANAC shares after the firm reported “positive results from a Phase 2 dose-ranging trial (AN2728-AD-204) of its topical boron-based phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibitor, AN2728.”
- ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) stock was the next highest gainer. The stock soared 23.91% to close at $8.24. Similar to what happened with Anacor, investors scrambled to purchase ACAD shares after the firm reported positive results of its later-stage Parkinson's disease psychosis study.
- Shares of Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA) stock were the third highest gainers, rising 22.71% to end the day at $17.18. As reported by Investor.com, “Biotech Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA) priced at the low end of its expected range at $14 Wednesday night, but in mid-morning trading Thursday it was already past the top of its range, above 16.”
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