Top Active Trader Alert Stocks (ACTL, AIB, ARRY, GTSI, ISLN, MSFT, NBG)

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By Jon C. Ogg Updated Published
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Active traders and day traders have many stocks to choose from this morning.  We are tracking moves in Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL), Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB), Array BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY), GTSI Corp. (NASDAQ: GTSI), Isilon Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISLN), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) and National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG).

Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) is surging after Microsemi is acquiring it.  Shares are up 30% at $20.88 on very active trading.  The cash buyout is at $20.88 per share and both of the boards of directors have approved the transactions.

Allied Irish Banks plc (NYSE: AIB) is down again on Ireland… shares are down almost 6% at $1.33, which is the same as its 52-week and multi-year low.

Array BioPharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) was up by 10% earlier on word that it announced positive results for its HER2 Inhibitor called ARRY-380 in breast cancer patients.  Volume is very thin.

GTSI Corp. (NASDAQ: GTSI) is getting crushed after Eyak Technology LLC withdrew its $7.50 per share acquisition offer.   Shares are down 42% at $4.15, a 52-week low under the 4.76 to $8.05 prior range.

Isilon Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISLN) is up about 10% at $25.35 after reports that it hired Qatalyst as an investment banker to seek bids for the company.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is down about 1.7% at $23.97 on active trading after Goldman Sachs cut the rating to Neutral from Buy.

National Bank of Greece SA (NYSE: NBG) is trading up almost 3% at $2.31 as a secondary beneficiary after China pledged over the weekend to offer continued support for Greece.

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JON C. OGG

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. a673b.bigscoots-temp.com.

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