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

Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:33pm EDT
 
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(Updates share prices, adds OpenWave, Syntel)

(For large-cap stocks on the move, click on [WATCH/US])

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

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS (OPWV.O), $2.28, down 17 pct

The company reported first-quarter results late Thursday. [ID:nWNAB7005]

SYNTEL INC (SYNT.O), $36.65, down 12 pct

Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock to "sell". [ID:nWNAB7837]

CONEXANT SYSTEMS (CNXT.O), $2.84, up 14 pct

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

NANOMETRICS (NANO.O), $8.25, up 14 pct

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

AXT INC (AXTI.O), $2.37, up 23 pct

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

ACME PACKET (APKT.O), $10.01, up 1.5 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), $13.01, up 4 pct  Continued...

 

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