On the upside
Investment research firm Emerging Stock Report initiated coverage on Delta Petroleum (Nasdaq: DPTR).
Essilor will pay approximately $465 million to acquire FGX International (Nasdaq: FGXI).
Morgan Stanley upgraded ReneSola (NYSE: SOL).
On the downside
Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM) sold $1 billion worth of five-year notes after reopening an existing issue.
Acme Packet (Nasdaq: APKT) will move its headquarters from Burlington to Bedford.
Technitrol (NYSE: TNL) will offer $50 million in senior convertible notes through a private offering.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 5 to 2 on the NYSE and by more than 5 to 3 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks rose 5 points to 611.
