On the upside
First quarter earnings for Hi-Tech Pharmacal (Nasdaq: HITK) surged as generic drug sales nearly tripled.
Barclays Capital analyst Roger Freeman upgraded Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG).
ATP Oil & Gas (Nasdaq: ATPG) announced the discovery of additional pay sands at its deepwater Telemark Hub in the Gulf of Mexico.
On the downside
Shares of Opexa Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OPXA) tumbled as investors locked in their profits after yesterday's surge.
Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX) increased its shares offering to $3.5 billion.
Encore Acquisition (NYSE: EAC) priced its public offering of $2.75 million shares at $37.40 per share.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 2 to 1 on the NYSE and by nearly 5 to 2 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks rose 9 points to 586.
