Rio Tinto, AK Steel, Hansen Natural, Magellan Health Services among big market movers Friday

By AP
Friday, June 5, 2009

Rio Tinto, AK Steel, Hansen Natural are big movers

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Rio Tinto PLC, up $11.08 at $193.76

The miner nixed its $19.5 billion Chinalco deal, and will instead cut its debt through a stock sale and venture with rival BHP Billiton Ltd.

Quanta Services Inc., up 61 cents at $24.29

Standard & Poor’s will put the electric utility contactor in its S&P 500 index, meaning many funds will add its shares to portfolios.

AK Steel Holding Corp., up $1.14 at $17.63

The steel maker said it would add a $70 per ton surcharge for some steel shipments following other price increase announcements.

Rite Aid Corp., up 8 cents at $1.74

The drugstore’s same-store sales inched up in May due to increased pharmacy revenues, which make up two-thirds of its sales.

Cal Dive International Inc., down 70 cents at $8.22

The oil services contractor priced a public offering of 20 million shares at $8.50 each, but will repurchase 1.6 million shares for $14 million.

Jackson Hewitt Tax Services Inc., up $1.95 at $6.25

The taxes preparer named a former chief executive of larger rival H&R Block as its new CEO as part of an ongoing company turnaround.

Cascade Corp., down $5.57 at $24.50

The manufacturer posted a loss in its first quarter due to costs of closing a French plant and weak demand for its lift truck products.

NASDAQ

Magellan Health Service Inc., up $2.04 at $31.47

The health care outsourcing services supplier said its profit will rise after buying Coventry Health Care’s Medicaid services unit.

Hansen Natural Corp., down $4.19 at $32.36

The soda and energy drinks company at its shareholder meeting said sales were “disappointing” in the last two weeks of May.

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