HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks on the move on June 11
(Updates to after the open, adds JPMorgan, Exxon, Qualcomm)
NEW YORK, June 11 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks on the move on Thursday:
CLOROX CO (CLX.N)
The company raised its quarterly dividend by 9 percent and affirmed its fiscal 2010 outlook. [ID:nN11467201]
Shares rose 1.5 percent to $54.31.
DEL MONTE FOODS CO (DLM.N)
The company reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations, helped by price increases, volume growth and cost cutting. [ID:nN11407211]
Shares rose 10.1 percent to $8.42.
JPMORGAN CHASE (JPM.N)
The company said it would buy the rest of hedge fund unit Highbridge Capital Management on July 1. It first bought a small stake in the firm in 2004. [ID:nWEN0358]
Shares of JPMorgan, a Dow component, slipped 0.1 percent to $34.82.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP (BAC.N)
KBW upgraded the Dow component to outperform, saying that the completion of capital raising actions "takes away a level of uncertainty that kept us from being positive on the shares."
Shares rose 3.0 percent to $12.34.
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP (GS.N)
MORGAN STANLEY (MS.N)
Bernstein Research raised its 2010 earnings estimates on both Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N), after the U.S. government gave the financial services companies approval to repay TARP funds.
The firm forecast 2010 earnings of $17.13 a share for Goldman and earnings of $3.80 a share for Morgan Stanley. It previously saw a profit of $16.47 a share and $3.38 a share, respectively.
Shares of Goldman fell 0.5 percent to $145.92 and Morgan Stanley fell 0.2 percent to $29.19.
QUALCOMM INC (QCOM.O)
The company raised its its quarterly profit and revenue outlook as it forecast better-than-expected mobile phone chip sales, though it also remains cautious because of the weak economy. [ID:nN11368644]
Shares slipped 0.1 percent to $46.06.
EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM.N)
Alaska officials said an announcement was imminent on a
deal that would have Exxon team up with Calgary-based
TransCanada Corp (TRP.TO) to design and possibly build a
long-sought Alaska natural gas pipeline. [ID:nN11315822]
Shares of the Dow component rose 0.3 percent to $74.05.
FORD MOTOR CO (F.N)
The Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp is interested in buying Ford's Volvo unit, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. [ID:nBNG461898]
Shares of Ford fell 0.7 percent to $6.15.
CITIGROUP INC (C.N)
Permira [PERM.UL] and Bain Capital are among the private equity firms that may bid for a Japanese telemarketer expected to be sold by Citigroup. The unit could be sold in a deal worth around $1.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said. [ID:nHKG284329]
Shares of Citigroup rose 1.2 percent to $3.52.
VULCAN MATERIALS CO (VMC.N)
The company late Wednesday said it would offer 11.5 million common shares and cut future quarterly dividends to 25 cents. [ID:nWNAB8600]
Shares fell 5.3 percent to $41.60.
ATP OIL & GAS CORP (ATPG.O)
The company launched a public offering of 7.25 million shares of its common stock on Wednesday to support capital expenditures related to its drilling and development activities. [ID:nWNAB8592]
Shares fell 8.1 percent to $8.51.
PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS INC (PNFP.O)
The company plans to raise up to $100 million in common equity to strengthen its capital position. [ID:nWNAB8616]
Shares fell 7.0 percent to $13.35.
ACTUANT CORP (ATU.N)
The diversified manufacturer withdrew its 2009 profit outlook and cut its third-quarter forecast to reflect weakening end markets and various charges. [ID:nBNG471627]
Shares slid 3.2 percent to $12.60. (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio)
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