HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks to watch on Oct. 1

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Thursday:

BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC.N), $17.16, up 1.4 pct

Kenneth Lewis, the company's chief executive, said late Wednesday he will retire at the end of the year. [ID:nN30236559]

CISCO SYSTEMS INC (CSCO.O), $23.27, down 1.1 pct

The company agreed to buy Tandberg (TAA.OL) for $3 billion, and said it would stay aggressive in acquisitions over the next 12 months. [ID:nL1456988]

CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC (STZ.N), $16.21, up 7 pct

The wine and spirits maker reported second-quarter results. [ID:nWNAB5114]

TERADYNE INC (TER.N), $10.01, up 8.2 pct

The supplier of automatic test equipment raised its third-quarter earnings outlook. [ID:nWNAB5132]

CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC (CF.N), $86.23, Wednesday close

TERRA INDUSTRIES INC (TRA.N), $34.67, Wednesday close

Terra again rejected a takeover bid from CF, saying CF's stock price was inflated because of a takeover bid for that company. [ID:nN01259099]

COMCAST CORP (CMCSA.O), $16.50, down 2.3 pct

The big cable television provider denied a Web report on Wednesday that it had struck a deal to buy media conglomerate General Electric Co's (GE.N) NBC Universal unit for $35 billion. [ID:nN30231454]

VICAL INC (VICL.O), $4.60, up 8 pct

The company, which is developing a vaccine for H1N1 swine flu, received a contract for about $1.3 million from the U.S. Navy to support manufacturing and clinical studies of the vaccine. [ID:nBNG358818]