Market Currents

• Monday, August 31, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: SVA +12%. BJS +11%. KFN +10%. PACR +7%. HEB +5%. ETFC +4%.
  Losers: IRE -12%. AIG -9%. AIB -8%. PNX -8%. ABK -8%. FRE -7%. CIT -7%. FNM -6%. YRCW -5%. JASO -4%. CHU -4%. BHI -4%. Comment!

• Friday, August 28, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: SVA +19%. OVTI +15%. ARUN +14%. CIT +12%. JCG +8%. AIG +8%. TIF +7%. MRVL +7%. ABK +7%. MBI +5%. PMI +5%. ZQK +5%. DELL +5%. CHU +4%. C +4%.
  Losers: ALTH -8%. Comment!
• 07:55 AM China Unicom (CHU) says Apple's (AAPL) iPhone will go on sale in China in Q4, and both the original iPhone and a 3-G model will be available. (see also) Comment!

• Thursday, August 27, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: IMMU +70%. AIG +10%. AIB +8%. BA +6%. CLNE +6%. VIP +5%. GNBT +4%. CHU +4%. NOK +4%.
  Losers: WAVE -18%. APWR -11%. SIGM -10%. ENER -5%. HGSI -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, August 13, 2009

• 09:44 AM China Unicom (CHU) buys 5M iPhones, paying Apple (AAPL) almost $1.5B up front. Comment!

• Wednesday, July 29, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CNO +26%. THPW +21%. MCK +8.5%. JNY +8%. MEE +5%. ABC +4%.
  Losers: YHOO -8%. RCL -7%. MT -6%. ABK -6%. TGB -6%. PX -5%. CCL -5%. S -5%. WLP -4%. BPSG -4%. CHU -4%. MFA -4%. STX -4%. MGM -4%. Comment!

• Wednesday, July 22, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: ONXX +32%. ATHR +11%. AAI +9%. SBUX +9%. BDSI +8%. CKSW +6%. AKRX +4%. AAPL +4%. STX +4%. HGSI +4%.
  Losers: AMD -14%. PPDI -13%. AAN -12%. CIT -8%. RSH -7%. KEY -6%. WFC -6%. HEB -6%. SAY -6%. MS -5%. ERX -4%. SLM -4%. YHOO -4%. CVBF -4%. RCL -4%. GILD -4%. BK -4%. CHU -4%. SQNM -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, July 2, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: GST +37%. ELN +19%. ESLR +7%. RZ +7%. IPCR +5%.
  Losers: SEPR -16%. TIVO -15%. ILMN -14%. HMY -7%. RAD -6%. GFI -5%. XLNX -5%. CHU -5%. FRPT -5%. HEB -5%. ING -4%. LUV -4%. Comment!

• Tuesday, June 16, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: EMKR +28%. ALVR +13%. HOV +11%. BZH +9%. LEA +9%. ACAS +8%. SAY +8%. SATC +8%. ESLR +6%. FRPT +6% BCS +5%. LYG +5%. HL +5%. RCL +4%. SQNM +4%. SOL +4%. EGLE +4%. S +4%.
  Losers: CPST -10%. APWR -9%. GENZ -6%. PCX -5%. CHU -4%. CTIC -4%. ACGY -4%. JAZZ -4%. Comment!

• Monday, March 23, 2009

• 15:54 PM Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) gets the nod to supply China Unicom's (CHU) 3G mobile network deployments in 14 provinces. No details, but CHU is investing $14.7B in 3G services through 2010. ALU +9.4% to $1.74. Comment!

• Wednesday, March 4, 2009

• 09:37 AM China Unicom (CHU) is in talks with Apple (AAPL) to bring the iPhone to China. China Mobile (CHL) says it may get in on the iPhone action too. Comment!

• Tuesday, March 3, 2009

• 09:01 AM Premarket gainers: AIG +17%. HBAN +14%. C +12%. FITP +10%. AAV +9%. MT +9%. AZO +8%. FNM +8%. HIG +8%. BAC +9%. GNK +7%. DRYS +7%. WFC +7%. AAUK +7%. STI +7%. FRE +6%. NOK +7%. HGSI +7%. TKS +6%. XLNX +6%. RF +6%. CHU +6%. AMD +6%. LVS +6%. Comment!

• Tuesday, January 20, 2009

• 16:52 PM New subscribers to Chinese wireless market fall short of consensus for the third-straight month, with growth now below 15% for the first time, continuing the slowdown that begain in July. China Unicom (CHU) reported (.pdf) its worst month ever, badly missing estimates. CHL -3.7%. CHA -2.5%. CHU -12.5%. Comment!

• Friday, January 16, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: TRA +26%. PSD +13%. ACAS +10%. WYN +9%. LCC +8%. HL +8%. GNW +7%. EXM +7%. JASO +6%. AUY +6%. DRYS +6%. HIG +6%. RTP +5%. SCHW +5%. AKS +5%. CHU +5%. BAC +5%. MS +5%. EGL +5%. FCX +5%. AU +5%. GG +5%. Comment!

• Thursday, January 8, 2009

• 09:01 AM Premarket losers: JCG -14.5%. PMTC -14%. ISRG -13.5%. MPW -10%. ICO -9%. NAT -9%. AMTD -8%. WMT -8%. CAH -7%. JWN -6%. JAVA -6%. CHU -6%. AAUK -5%. RTP -4.5%. Comment!

• Wednesday, January 7, 2009

• 09:18 AM Premarket losers: IBN -12%. CHU -11%. ACAS -10.5%. CTSH -8%. ALD -8%. GNK -8%. LVS -7%. AAUK -7%. AA -7%. CHL -6%. INFY -6%. EXM -6%. TWX -6%. DRYS -5%. DSX -5%. TSM -5%. RTP -5%. S -5%. PGN -5%. FCX -5%. INTC -4%. LDK -4%. ROH -4%. HIG -4%. RIO -4%. ERTS -4%. JASO -4%. MGM -4%. Comment!