|
Higher Open On Second Bailout For Greece
Posted on February 21, 2012 at 09:44 AM EST
Greece will receive a second round bailout funds to avert bankruptcy. The markets opened higher with the Dow gaining 43 points to 12,993 while Nasdaq rose 9 points to 2961. On the upside The Food and Drug Administration approved Corcept Therapeutics' (Nasdaq: CORT) Korlym to treat high blood sugar in Cushing's Syndrome patients. Threshold Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: THLD) reported positive results from a Phase 2b clinical trial of its pancreatic cancer treatment TH-302.
Genomma Lab Internacional made a non-binding offer to acquire Prestige Brands (NYSE: PBH) in deal valued at approximately $834 million. On the downside Weatherford International (NYSE: WFT) must restate financials from 2011 through 2008 and possibly in prior years. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) disappointed with fourth quarter earnings that fell short of analyst expectations.
Ctrip.com International (Nasdaq: CTRP) reported lower fourth quarter earnings prompting a downgrade. In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 7 to 5 on the NYSE while decliners edged out advancers by nearly 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks eased a point to 827. Related Stocks:
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.
Ctrip.com International, Ltd.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (EOD)
NASDAQ 100
NASDAQ Composite
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
Russell 1000 Index
Russell 2000
Russell 3000 Index
Standard & Poors 500
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores
Weatherford International Ltd.
Stock Market XML and JSON Data API provided by FinancialContent Services, Inc.
Nasdaq quotes delayed at least 15 minutes, all others at least 20 minutes. Markets are closed on certain holidays. Stock Market Holiday List By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. Mortgage Rates, CD Rates & Home Equity Rates provided by Banks.com Press Release Service provided by PRConnect. Fundamental data supplied by Morningstar Stock quotes supplied by Telekurs USA Postage Rates Bots go here |
| ||||||
Copyright 2004-2010 Fat Pitch Financials. All Rights Reserved.
