HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. small/midcap stocks to watch on March 5

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March 5 (Reuters) - Some small and midcap stocks to watch on Friday:

INTERMUNE INC (ITMN.O), $25.90, up 77 pct

Shares shot up in premarket trading on Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted comments on its Pirfenidone drug. [ID:nWEN1318]

NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES (NBIX.O), $2.38, down 8 pct

The biopharmaceutical company on Thursday said it is offering to sell shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering. [ID:nPnLA65367]

TIVO INC (TIVO.O), $17.88, up 8 pct

A federal appeals court affirmed on Thursday a contempt finding against Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) and EchoStar Corp (SATS.O) in their long-running patent case against the digital video recorder maker. [ID:nN04144899]

DYNAMIC MATERIALS (BOOM.O), $17, down 11 pct

The industrial equipment maker on Thursday posted a 81 percent drop in quarterly profit, and said it sees first-quarter revenue to be lower sequentially. [ID:nSGE6230MM]

ARCSIGHT INC ARST.O, $26.38, down 9 pct

The security and compliance management software provider on Thursday posted a quarterly profit that fell short of estimates and forecast weak fourth-quarter earnings. [ID:nSGE6230MA]

CHINA INFORMATION SECURITY TECHNOLOGY CPBY.O, $5.78, up 7 pct

Shares rose after the company posted better-than-expected quarterly results. [ID:nWNAB5866] (Reporting by Mansi Dutta in Bangalore)