HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. small/midcap stocks to watch on Oct 30

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Oct 30 (Reuters) - Some small and midcap stocks to watch on Friday:

CONEXANT SYSTEMS (CNXT.O), $3.00, up 23 pct

The company posted better-than-expected results and forecast first-quarter profit above estimates late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB7103]

NANOMETRICS (NANO.O), $8.20, up 11 pct

The company reported third-quarter results late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB6980]

AXT INC (AXTI.O), $2.19, up 14 pct

The company posted a quarterly profit and named a new CFO late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB6985]

ACME PACKET (APKT.O), $10.75, up 9 pct

The company posted better-than-expected third-quarter results and issued a full-year outlook above estimates late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB6981]

BARE ESSENTIALS (BARE.O), closed at $12.49

The cosmetics maker posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit late Thursday. [ID:nBNG417891]

NOVATEL WIRELESS INC (NVTL.O), $10.00, down 18 pct

The company posted strong quarterly results but warned that sales of its flagship mobile wi-fi product would be flat to down sequentially. [ID:nBNG433229]

TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES (TSRA.O), $23.83, down 11 pct

The chip technology developer posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit but forecast weak fourth-quarter revenue. [ID:nBNG334532]