HEADLINE STOCKS-Some U.S. stocks on the move on Oct. 9

(Updates to after the open, adds Citigroup/Occidental, AK Steel, Sunrise, Acorda, MDS, Kimberly Clark/I-Flow, Scientific Learning)

NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks on the move on Friday:

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP (OXY.N), $80.71, up 0.8 pct

CITIGROUP INC (C.N), $4.63, down 0.4 pct

The company stuck a deal to buy Citigroup's commodities trading unit, Phibro, for roughly its net asset value. [ID:nN0930601]

KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP (KMB.N), $58.91, down 0.3 pct

I-FLOW CORP (IFLO.O), $12.66, up 7.7 pct

Kimberly-Clark agreed to buy I-Flow in a deal with a total transaction value of about $276 million. [ID:nN0947524]

AK STEEL HOLDING CORP (AKS.N), $19.69, up 1.3 pct

Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock to "buy" from "hold" and said the company was an attractive acquisition candidate. [ID:nBNG515086]

SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING INC (SRZ.N), $3.62, up 9.7 pct

The company will sell 21 of its assisted living communities to an affiliate of rival Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD.N) for $204 million. [ID:nBNG194047]

ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC (ACOR.O), $20.03, down 10 pct

The company's proposed drug to help multiple sclerosis patients walk better appears to have a 'very limited effect' even though the drug met its main clinical trial goals, U.S. regulatory staff said in documents. [ID:nN0946890]

MDS INC (MDZ.N), $8.64, down 1.3 pct

The company agreed to sell its Central Labs operations to private investment group Czura Thornton for about $8 million. [ID:nBNG157626]