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Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:33pm EDT

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Aug 20 (Reuters) - Some small and midcap stocks on the move on Friday: (Adds Mentor Graphics, Dress Barn and others; updates share movement)

MENTOR GRAPHICS CORP (MENT.O), $9.70, up 8 pct

The company on Thursday raised its full-year outlook on renewals in big-ticket contracts from core customers. [ID:nSGE67J0IL]

DRESS BARN INC DBRN.O, $21.54, down 3 pct

The women's clothing retailer said it plans to reorganize itself as a holding company, Ascena Retail Group, based in Delaware. [ID:nSGE67J0IW]

FOOT LOCKER INC (FL.N), $12.46, down 4 pct

The company struck a cautious note for the rest of 2010 citing an uncertain economic environment, and said it expects third-quarter comparable sales to be up low- to mid-single digits. [ID:nSGE67J0IJ]

MATRIXX INITIATIVES INC MTXX.O, $5.10, up 11 pct

The company agreed to settle lawsuits related to its withdrawn Zicam cold remedy, by including side-effect warnings on the packaging if the drug were to be reintroduced. [ID:nSGE67J0I4]

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP Ltd (MRVL.O), $16.22, up 9 pct

The chipmaker on Thursday forecast strong revenue growth in the third quarter. [ID:nSGE67I0JC]

BLUE COAT SYSTEMS BCSI.O, $17.57, down 7 pct

The internet-monitoring equipment maker on Thursday warned that the softness in Europe, which hurt quarterly results, would spill over to next two quarters. [ID:nSGE67I0JD]

J.M. SMUCKER CO (SJM.N), $59.52, up 3 pct

The company posted a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street estimates and reaffirmed its fiscal earnings outlook. [ID:nSGE67J0G0]

HIBBETT SPORTS INC (HIBB.O), $24.20, down 7 pct

The company reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit but raised its earnings view for the year citing strength in same-store sales trends going into the third-quarter. [ID:nSGE63D0C7]

STERLING FINANCIAL CORP (STSA.O), $0.62, down 3 pct

The company said Warburg Pincus and Thomas Lee Partners [THL.UL] will each have a 22.6 percent stake in the lender, following an increased capital infusion by the private equity firms. [ID:nSGE67J0FV]

CANADIAN SOLAR INC (CSIQ.O), $11.14, down 11 pct

The company posted a quarterly profit that lagged estimates on higher expenses and forecast sequentially lower shipments for the second quarter. [ID:nSGE67J0E9]

CORINTHIAN COLLEGES INC (COCO.O), $4.54, down 16 pct

The company posted lower-than-expected quarterly profit and indicated some of its colleges might lose federal aid. [ID:nSGE67H0F5] (Compiled by Santosh Nadgir in Bangalore)

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