HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks to watch on Oct. 6

NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Tuesday:

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (GS.N), $187.95, up 0.8 pct

Goldman is in talks to amend the terms of a $3 billion loan to CIT Group Inc CIT.N, according to a late Monday report in the Wall Street Journal. [ID:nN05394162]

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO (EMR.N), $38.77, up 0.2 pct

AVOCENT CORP (AVCT.O), $24.80, up 21 pct

Emerson agreed to buy Avocent for about $1.2 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Emerson will pay $25 for each share of Avocent, a premium of 22 percent to the company's Monday closing price. [ID:nBNG531147]

SYKES ENTERPRISES INC (SYKE.O), $20.15, Monday close

ICT GROUP INC (ICTG.O), $16, up 51.7 pct

Sykes plans to buy ICT for about $263 million in a cash and stock deal. Under the terms of the agreement, Sykes will pay $15.38 for each shares of ICT, a premium of 46 percent to ICT's Monday closing price. [ID:nBNG90883]

BOEING CO (BA.N), $52.65, up 0.7 pct

The Dow component reported its third-quarter deliveries data. [ID:nWNAB6456]

PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP INC (PBG.N), $37.81, up 1.3 pct

The company reported third-quarter earnings that beat expectations by a penny and affirmed its full-year profit view at the high end of a previous range. [ID:nN06376590]

ST JUDE MEDICAL INC (STJ.N), $34.28, down 10.4 pct

The company said it expects quarterly profit to miss its previous forecasts as hospitals bought fewer of its medical devices due to pressures from the economy and health reform. [ID:nN06415088]

RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD (RIMM.O), $65.98, up 0.9 pct