HEADLINE STOCKS-U.S. small/midcap stocks on the move on Oct 30

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Oct 30 (Reuters) - Some small and midcap stocks on the move on Friday:

CONEXANT SYSTEMS (CNXT.O), $3.01, up 25 pct

The company posted better-than-expected results and forecast a first-quarter profit above estimates late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB7103]

NANOMETRICS (NANO.O), $8.10, up 12 pct

The company reported third-quarter results late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB6980]

AXT INC (AXTI.O), $2.27, up 18 pct

The company posted a quarterly profit and named a new CFO late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB6985]

ACME PACKET (APKT.O), $10.46, up 6 pct

The company posted better-than-expected third-quarter results and issued a full-year outlook above estimates late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB6981]

BARE ESSENTIALS (BARE.O), $13.90, up 11 pct

The cosmetics maker posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit late Thursday. [ID:nBNG417891]

NOVATEL WIRELESS INC (NVTL.O), $9.15, down 25 pct

The company posted strong quarterly results but warned that sales of its flagship mobile wi-fi product would be flat to down sequentially. [ID:nBNG433229]

TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES (TSRA.O), $22.17, down 18 pct

The chip technology developer posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit but forecast weak fourth-quarter revenue. [ID:nBNG334532]