2009-Dec-4 - Movers & Shakers: Fridays biggest gaining and declining shares
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Shares of the following companies were making notable moves early Friday in the U.S. stock market: Advancers Big Lots, Inc. shares jumped 7% after the closeout retailer reported better-than-anticipated quarterly results. Marvell Technology Group Ltd. shares gained 8.8% after the company, which makes chips used in data storage, posted results topping expectations. Read more about signs of increased demand for technology. Matrix Service Co. shares advanced for a second day, lately up 7.3%, after an analyst upgrade of the industrial construction and repair services company. Monster Worldwide Inc. shares ran 7.5% higher, with the operator of the online jobs site gaining after unexpectedly good news on the labor front. Read about the drop in the unemployment rate. Robert Half International Inc. shares gained 8.5% after a BMO Capital Markets analyst said the loss of temporary jobs was less dismal in October than September, fueling buying of the staffing services company advance payday loans. Synovus Financial Corp. shares were ahead 8% after its upgrade by FBR Capital. UAL Corp. jumped 5%, with shares of the United Airlines parent rising on cheer over the unexpected fall in the U.S. unemployment rate to 10% in November. Decliners Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. shares dropped 17% after the gun maker gave a weak sales forecast for the next quarter. Read press release. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. shares fell 33% after the video game publisher late Thursday reported fourth-quarter and 2009 results below prior guidance. See more about poor performance of "MajorLeague Baseball" titles. Movers & Shakers: Friday's biggest gaining and declining shares
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