Market Currents

• Thursday, October 29, 2009

• 05:25 AM ABB Ltd. (ABB): Net income of $1.03B (+12%). Sales $7.9B (-10%). Orders $7.06B (-21%). "It remains unclear when and how quickly capital investments by customers will recover from the downturn. In addition, the volatility of raw material prices and the limited availability of project funding continue to influence the timing of many power and industrial investment decision." ABB preannounced on Oct. 19. Shares -2.1% premarket. (PR) Comment!

• Friday, October 9, 2009

• 14:29 PM American Superconductor (AMSC) up 3.3% to $32.40 on rumors it might be a takeover target for Swiss utility construction company [[ABB]] at $47/share. Comment!

• Thursday, October 8, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: LIZ +15%. NCT +7.5%. VGZ +7%. AA +6%. ING +6%. HEB +6%. MT +6%. AEO +6%. PAL +5%. LCC +5%. RCL +5%. LTD +4%. ANF +4%. TKS +4%. ABB +4%. RTP +4%. ALU +4%. X +4%. NXG +4%.
  Losers: IRE -3%. Comment!

• Wednesday, September 9, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: ENCO +333%. VVUS +54%. HITK +17%. TLB +11%. TITN +10%. FIG +7%. ATPG +8%. SRZ +7%. ARNA +6%. HL +4%. ETFC +4%. ABB +4%. OREX +4%.
  Losers: PBY -8%. PALM -6%. MYL -5%. LAZ -4%. 1 Comment

• Thursday, July 23, 2009

• 09:06 AM Premarket gainers: MEDX +89%. F +10%. FITB +10%. ARM +9%. SAY +9%. VMW +9%. ANN +7%. TMO +6%. EMC +5%. ABB +5%. LCC +5%. SLT +4%.
  Losers: CTIC -17%. MCO -11%. CIT -9%. EDR -4%. Comment!
• 09:03 AM Premarket gainers: MEDX +89%. F +10%. FITB +10%. ARM +9%. SAY +9%. VMW +9%. ANN +7%. TMO +6%. EMC +5%. ABB +5%. LCC +5%. SLT +4%.
  Losers: CTIC -17%. MCO -11%. CIT -9%. EDR -4%. Comment!

• Tuesday, July 14, 2009

• 09:07 AM Twelve European firms, including Deutsche Bank (DB), Siemens (SI) and ABB (ABB), sign a memorandum of understanding to develop a plan to bring solar power from the Sahara to Europe. The project, called Desertec, aims to provide 15% of Europe's electricity by 2050. Comment!

• Thursday, July 9, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: RIGL +18%. AXL +16%. NVAX +12%. HBAN +11%. CTIC +10%. HGSI +8%. SOL +6%. SKS +6%. AA +6%. ALU +6%. TJX +6%. AAUK +6%. GNW +5%. DB +5%. SAY +6%. TGT +4%. ESLR +4%. SAP +4%. YGE +4%. CLF +4%. MT +4%. ABB +4%. X +4%. F +4%. GOLD +4%. ICE +4%.
  Losers: ELX -14%. AIG -4%. Comment!

• Wednesday, May 13, 2009

• 09:02 AM Premarket gainers: QTM +7%. VNDA +5%. FTR +4%. SHPGY +4%. ETFC +3%. SNY +3%. AMD +2%.
  Losers: MDCO -44%. KRG -23%. SOLR -18%. CNB -18%. AIB -17%. BMR -14%. CTIC -14%. RBS -13%. MGM -12%. ODP -11%. NAT -11%. ING -11%. HBAN -10%. CLF -10%. AAAW -10%. BBT -9%. BCS -9%. LYG -9%. UBS -8%. AXA -8%. GNW -7%. BMC -7%. ACGY -7%. RAD -7%. DB -7%. HBC -7%. AXL -7%. ALU -7%. FIG -7%. FLEX -7%. RTP -7%. MBI -6%. HIG -6%. CNO -6%. VIP -6%. ABK -6%. RF -5%. FITB -5%. DPTR -5%. SI -5%. ABB -5%. Comment!

• Monday, April 27, 2009

• 09:02 AM Premarket losers on swine-flu speculation: FEED -14%. RCL -13%. SFD -13%. LCC -11%. AMR -10%. CAL -9%. UAUA -9%. CCL -9%. DAL -8%. LVS -7%. MGM -5%. JBLU -5%. HST -5%.
  Other premarket losers: MTL -7%. EGLE -7%. CIT -6.5%. RF -6%. AIG -5%. STI -5%. HBAN -5%. STO -5%. HBC -5%. DRYS -4%. C -4%. BAC -4%. ABB -4%. WFFC -4%. FCX -4%. Comment!

• Tuesday, February 17, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket losers: lyg -21%. MTG -17%. AEE -16%. AEG -15%. MTL -13%. DB -13%. ING -13%. MT -11%. FAS -11%. BHP -10%. IBN -10%. BAC -9%. RBS -9%. MGM -8%. DAI -8%. AAUK -8%. PHG -8%. CS -8%. CRXL -8%. WFC -8%. LVS -7%. UBS -7%. HBC -7%. WFT -7%. GM -7%. AMAG -7%. ABB -7%. STI -7%. DE -7%. Comment!

• Monday, February 2, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket losers: ROK -21%. MAT -17%. DRYS -14%. NYX -9%. HAS -8%. ABB -8%. IP -7%. CPO -7%. UBS -7%. HBC -7%. DB -6%. TKS -6%. PALM -6%. SNN -5%. BCS -5%. BSY -5%. C -5%. BAC -4%. DEO -4%. RIO -4%. GERN -4%. LVS -4%. BHP -4%. CS -4%. UL -4%. BP -4%. Comment!

• Friday, January 23, 2009

• 09:01 AM Premarket losers: HOG -19%. BCS -19%. COF -14%. CRXL -12%. ING -11%. DRYS -10%. MT -10%. HBAN -10%. JASO -10%. FITB -9%. RBS -8%. WFR -8%. BAC -8%. JBLU -8%. SAP -7%. PHG -7%. JPM -6%. UBS -6%. SI -6%. BP -6%. USB -6%. RTP -6%. ABB -6%. WFC -6%. BHP -6%. AAUK -6%. ASML -6%. RF -6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, January 14, 2009

• 09:01 AM Premarket gainers: HGSI +1.4%. Losers: UA -19%. C -15%. BCS -13%. SI -12%. DB -10%. RTP -9%. HBC -9%. ING -8%. AAUK -7%. UBS -7%. ABB -6%. STP -6%. PHG -6%. AIB -6%. MT -6%. ALU -5%. ERIC -5%. SAP -5%. BP -4%. BHP -4%. FCX -4%. NOK -4%. GOLD -4%. JPM -4%. PBR -4%. MS -4%. POT -4%. RDS.A -4%. Comment!

• Friday, December 19, 2008

• 08:37 AM ABB (ABB), the world's largest builder of electricity grids, will take an $850M provision to cover a cartel probe - and announced its biggest cost-cutting campaign since facing bankruptcy in 2002. Shares -8.8% premarket. Comment!

• Tuesday, November 25, 2008

• 09:02 AM Premarket gainers: DAKT +28%. AIB +17%. BHP +16%. CIT +13%. CS +13%. MT +13%. ABB +12.5%. MT +12%. VIP +11%. HIG +10%. COF +9.5%. ALU +9.2%. LEN +9%. MER +8%. UBS +9%. HOGS +8.5%. PLD +8%. DAI +8%. LVS +8%. C +8%. TS +8%. GS +8%. Comment!