On the upside
Techwell (Nasdaq: TWLL) will be acquired by Intersil (Nasdaq: ISIL) for approximately $370 million.
CNX Gas (Nasdaq: CXG) announced that its Marcellus Shale GH2BCV gas well achieved a record production rate of 5.7 million cubic feet per day.
Acquisition rumors lifted shares of BankAtlantic Bancorp (NYSE: BBX).
On the downside
Shares of A.P. Pharma (Nasdaq: APPA) continued falling after the Food and Drug Administration requested additional studies of the company's chemotherapy induced nausea treatment on Friday.
Weatherford International (NYSE: WFT) stock continued its decline after Jefferies downgraded the oil services firm on Friday.
Passage of the healthcare reform bill weighed down shares of insurance firm UnitedHealth (NYSE: UNH).
In the broad market, advancing issues outpaced decliners by a margin of nearly 5 to 4 on the NYSE and by more than 9 to 7 on Nasdaq. The Russell 2000 which tracks small cap stocks climbed 5 points to 678.
