Goldman Sachs, Transocean, Halliburton, D.R. Horton among big market movers Friday
By APFriday, April 30, 2010
Goldman Sachs, Transocean are active movers
NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., down $15.04 to $145.20
The Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into the Wall Street powerhouse over mortgage securities deals it arranged.
D.R. Horton Inc., up 45 cents to $14.69
First-time homebuyers motivated by a soon-to-expire tax credit boosted the homebuilder’s new orders and sales.
Halliburton Co., down 95 cents to $30.65
The oilfield services provider is named a defendant in a federal class action lawsuit over its role in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Trex Company Inc., up $1.95 to $24.49
Lower sales of its fencing and decking materials drove a wider first-quarter loss, but results still beat expectations.
Transocean Ltd., down $6.19 to $72.32
The offshore drilling contractor faces a federal lawsuit after the explosion of one of its rigs last week set off a massive oil spill.
Newell Rubbermaid Inc., up 12 cents to $17.07
The maker of Sharpie pens and Lenox china reported a surge in first-quarter profit and raised its outlook on better demand.
NASDAQ:
Dendreon Corp., up $3.88 to $54.06
The pharmaceutical company’s prostate cancer drug, Provenge, was approved for sale by the Food and Drug Administration.
Repros Therapeutics Inc., down 2 cents to 85 cents
The Food and Drug Administration said it would consider allowing development of its lead drug candidate, Proellex, to continue.
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