Today’s Market Winners and Losers

Photo of 247sam
By 247sam Updated Published
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.

Stocks are mixed Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.23%, the Nasdaq up 0.15% and the S&P 500 down 0.05%. Today’s market winners include two buyouts and a company poised to benefit from the Apple-Samsung patent ruling. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration put a hold on a drug, sending shares down of our biggest loser.

Here are Monday’s market winners and loser.

Biggest Winners

Shares of Hudson City Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: HCBK) are up 16.18% to $7.48 on trading volume of 20.9 million shares. M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) is buying Hudson City for approximately $3.7 billion. The 52-week high is $7.62.

Shares of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) are up 12.55% to $14.80 on trading volume of 15.3 million shares. The rental car company is buying competitor Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: DTG) for $2.6 billion in cash. The 52-week high is $16.64.

Shares of Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) are up 7.47% to $3.31 on trading volume of 32.7 million shares. Investors believe that Nokia will benefit from Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) patent victory over Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS), which was announced Friday. The 52-week high is $7.38.

Biggest Loser

Shares of Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: IDIX) are down 6.11% to $5.64 on trading volume of 2.9 million shares. The Food and Drug Administration has put the company’s hepatitis C drug on hold, according to news reports. The 52-week low is $4.30.

Samuel Weigley

Follow him on Twitter: SWeigley

Photo of 247sam
About the Author 247sam →

Featured Reads

Our top personal finance-related articles today. Your wallet will thank you later.

Continue Reading

Top Gaining Stocks

CBOE Vol: 1,568,143
PSKY Vol: 12,285,993
STX Vol: 7,378,346
ORCL Vol: 26,317,675
DDOG Vol: 6,247,779

Top Losing Stocks

LKQ
LKQ Vol: 4,367,433
CLX Vol: 13,260,523
SYK Vol: 4,519,455
MHK Vol: 1,859,865
AMGN Vol: 3,818,618