On the upside
Teen apparel retailer Rue21 (Nasdaq: RUE) made its market debut.
Silicon Storage Technology (Nasdaq: SSTI) will be taken private by Technology Resource Holdings in an all cash deal.
Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO) responded to a ratings downgrade by Moody's by vowing to maintain the highest possible ratings.
On the downside
Liberty Global (Nasdaq: LBTYA) will pay approximately $3 billion to acquire German cable company Unitymedia.
Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE) will sell 9 million common shares to pay down debt.
Lakeland Financial (Nasdaq: LKFN) priced its offering of 3.5 million shares of common stock at $17 per share.
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of more than 3 to 1 on the NYSE and by more than 2 to 1 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks climbed 7 points to 587.
