HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. stocks on the move on June 12
(Updates to after the open, adds Pfizer, Hartford, Paychex)
NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - Some U.S. stocks to watch on Friday:
BLACKROCK INC (BLK.N)
The company has agreed to buy Barclays Global Investors in a $13.5 billion deal. [ID:nLC391915]
Shares of BlackRock fell 4.2 percent to $174.64 while Barclays ADRs slid 3.3 percent to $19.24.
RAMBUS INC (RMBS.O)
The chip designer agreed to cut its royalties in order to settle charges brought by the European Commission, according to the European Union Official Journal. [ID:nLC53738]
Shares soared 15 percent to $17.40.
PFIZER (PFE.N)
The company's experimental oral drug could prove a cheaper and more convenient alternative to costly anti-TNF biotech treatments, medical experts said. [ID:nLB807537]
Shares of the Dow component rose 0.8 percent to $14.76.
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC (HIG.N)
Shares of the insurance company fell 4.8 percent to $13.40 after it said it would take $3.4 billion of federal bailout money. It also plans to sell as much as $750 million of common stock. [ID:nN12541266]
CATERPILLAR INC (CAT.N)
Goldman Sachs removed the company from its conviction sell list, saying an expectation for higher oil prices "reduces downside risk for Caterpillar's mining and oil & gas business."
Shares of the Dow component edged 0.8 percent lower to $37.32.
PAYCHEX INC (PAYX.O)
Shares of Paychex fell 2.1 percent to $27.72 Goldman Sachs added the company to its Americas Conviction Sell list.
"Into fiscal year 2010 we expect Paychex shares to underperform given continued pressure from limited new sales, declining checks-per-client, increased client attrition, and limited pricing leverage," the firm wrote.
LEGG MASON INC (LM.N)
A unit of the money manager, along with bond company Pacific Investment Management Co and billionaire Gerald J. Ford, are looking at ways to buy up banks' toxic loans, according to a report in the New York Post. [ID:nBNG399435]
Shares of Legg Mason fell 3 percent to $23.50.
MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT.O)
The software company plans to ship the newest version of its Windows operating system in Europe without its Internet Explorer web browser, countering pressure from European regulators. [ID:nN11506625]
Shares of the Dow component rose 0.4 percent to $22.91.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC (AIG.N)
The insurer promised to repay taxpayers with any funds won at a trial with Starr International, a company controlled by former CEO Maurice Greenberg. [ID:nN11525054]
Shares were flat at $1.61.
HOKU SCIENTIFIC INC (HOKU.O)
The company reported a narrower fourth-quarter loss but said it may not be able to continue as a going concern over the next 12 months. [ID:nBNG449926]
The stock sank 20 percent to $3.47.
ARCSIGHT INC (ARST.O)
The provider of security and compliance management software posted a quarterly profit that topped market estimates but forecast a weak first quarter. [ID:nBNG326300]
Shares fell 3.3 percent to $17.41.
IMMUNOGEN INC (IMGN.O)
The drugmaker is discontinuing further internal development of its experimental gastric-cancer drug, IMGN242, citing slow progress. [ID:nBNG344807]
Shares sank 1.7 percent to $8.11.
EZCORP INC (EZPW.O)
The pawn and payday lender cut its full-year profit outlook, citing lower-than-expected demand for its loan products and previously owned merchandise in the United States. [ID:nBNG350286]
Shares fell 12 percent to $11.32. (Reporting by Ryan Vlastelica)
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