Walgreen, Washington Post, Apple, Harley-Davidson among big market movers Monday

Walgreen, Washington Post, Apple are big movers

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE:

Walgreen Co., up 8 cents at $37.83

The earlier Easter season boosted sales in March, bringing more customers into its stores and increasing sales of seasonal items.

Sandridge Energy Inc., down 27 cents at $7.58

The oil and gas explorer is buying fellow developer Arena Resources Inc. in a $1.6 billion deal.

Tesoro Corp., down 78 cents at $13.61

An analyst downgraded its rating for Tesoro in wake of a blast at its Anacortes, Wash., refinery that killed five.

Washington Post Co., up $38.26 at $483

An article in Barron’s dubbed the magazine and newspaper publisher “America’s most undervalued media company.”

Harley-Davidson Inc., up $2.99 at $31.37

RBC Capital Markets raised its price target for the motorcycle maker and said it should benefit from improved pricing on its bikes.

NASDAQ:

Apple Inc., up $2.52 at $238.49

Apple said it delivered more than 300,000 iPads on its opening day, meeting expectations of some analysts.

InterMune Inc., up 66 cents at $46.44

Financier Steven Cohen, the founder of hedge fund SAC Capital, disclosed an 8.2 percent stake in the drugmaker.

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc., up 61 cents at $3.35

The Food and Drug Administration has given a “fast track” review designation to the drug candidate perifosine.