Market Currents

• Friday, November 6, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: GSI +10%. KFN +8%. FAZ +5%. RBS +5%. NVDA +4%. SWKS +4%.
  Losers: CVI -13%. FRE -12%. FNM -12%. AIG -11%. CROX -10%. IRE -7%. FIG -6%. SD -6%. ABK -4%. CRH -4%. BCRX -4%. CNO -4%. CTIC -4%. CBS -4%. ING -4%. RCL -4%. MT -4%. 1 Comment

• Tuesday, September 1, 2009

• 09:41 AM Sources say Citigroup's (C -0.9%) Japanese call center - Bellsystem24Inc. - has attracted interest from several private-equity firms, including KKR Financial (KFN), Permira, Blackstone (BX) and Bain. It could go for as much as $1B. Citi has raised almost $9B from asset sales in Japan over the past quarter. Comment!

• Monday, August 31, 2009

• 13:29 PM KKR Financial (KFN) now up 23.1% after an upgrade to outperform from John Hecht of JMP Securities, on a "very attractive" liability structure and dramatically improved liquidity. Comment!
• 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 21, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: CRM +9%. SIRI +7%. RTK +7%. CZZ +7%. MPEL +6%. PMI +6%. FNM +5%. AIG +5%. KFN +5%. ABK +4%. HL +4%. FRE +4%. UBS +4%. LVS +4%. ING +4%. SOL +4%.
  Losers: BRCD -7%. ANN -6%. NGD -5%. Comment!

• Tuesday, August 11, 2009

• 09:05 AM Premarket gainers: AVNR +79%. ANPI +29%. FNM +14%. LGF +11%. KFN +8%. WEN +5%. CNB +4%.
  Losers: CIT -24%. WH -19%. MBI -11%. AKRX -11%. CPST -9%. HPT -8%. SPH -7%. AEG -6%. BWP -5%. LYG -5%. DYN -4%. S -4%. RBS -4%. RBS -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, August 6, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: RTK +161%. SXCI +27%. MBI +20%. CSIQ +19%. ABK +18%. FNM +18%. AIG +15%. AIB +14%. THOR +11%. GNW +11%. CIT +9%. CBEY +9%. CRIS +9%. UDR +9%. CYTR +8%. M +9%. BZ +7%. UN +7%. LYG +7%. PMI +6%. ETFC +6%. WEN +5%. FIG +5%. BCS +5%. KFN +5%. HIG +5%. BEAT +4%. SOL +4%. GPS +4%. DRL +4%. YGE +4%. CHK +4%. CETV +4%. TLAB +4%. BCE +4%. C +5%. ONNN +4%. LDK +4%. HBAN +4%. Comment!

• Monday, August 3, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: AXL +15%. INO +12%. ONTY +11%. VHC +11%. BIF +9%. SVA +9%. DAN +9%. KFN +9%. VICL +8%. RBS +7%. F +7%. HUM +7%. NVAX +6%. BCS +6%. SOL +6%. HBC +6%. ERX +6%. ZQK +6%. RCL +5%. TGB +5%. FRO +5%. NXG +5%. WEN +5%. UBS +5%. EBAY +5%. FIG +5%. AKS +5%. FITB +5%. ALU +4%. TSN +4%. YGE +4%. AIB +4%. MT +4%. KEY +4%. STP +4%. FCX +4%. ELN +4%.
  Losers: HURN -73%. SVNT -25%. Comment!

• Tuesday, July 28, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: SPSS +40%. VM +27%. ARIA +26%. KFN +21%. CSR +10%. HMA +9%. UIS +9%. THC +8%. CYTR +5%. UA +5%. PCX +5%. AVII +4%. CIT +4%.
  Losers: USU -48%. ABK -17%. ODP -17%. DB -9%. CHINA -7%. COH -5%. CNB -5%. SOL -5%. AEG -4%. YGE -4%. MT -4%. SOL -4%. Comment!

• Friday, May 22, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: SHLD +21%. ARUN +19%. AIB +17%. CGRB +15%. EXM +16%. ADSK +15%. ASAY +12%. LEA +10%. FBC +9%. QGEN +8%. CNB +5%. EGLE +5%. KFN +4%. BCS +4%. HEB +4%. AAUK +4%. PBI +4%.
  Losers: RRGB -12%. CRM -9%. LDK -6%. AIG -6%. Comment!

• Monday, May 11, 2009

• 11:11 AM KKR Financial's (KFN) newly formed KKR MENA receives a license to pursue private equity and infrastructure deals in Dubai. KFN +8.5% to $1.92. 1 Comment

• Friday, May 8, 2009

• 09:01 AM Premarket losers: DPTR -36%. CROX -19%. KFN -14%. XTXI -12%. HUN -11%. GNW -10%. BRKR -8%. ALL -7%. MS -7%. IRE -6%. BCRX -6%. Comment!

• Thursday, May 7, 2009

• 09:03 AM Premarket gainers: VNDA +808%. VG +65%. VICL +33%. COF +18%. CNO +17%. HBAN +17%. GNW +16%. BAC +15%. FITB +14%. C +14%. AIG +14%. KFN +13%. CIT +12%. CDNS +11%. GTE +12%. KNDL +11%. CSUN +11%. DFS +9%. IRE +10%. ANF +10%. UL +10%. LNC +10%. DDR +10%. MFG +9%. HIG +8%. CNB +9%. UCBH +9%. SIG +8%. STT +8%. PRU +8%. CPSL +8%. GCI +7%. ETFC +7%. ONNN +7%. ACAS +7%. ERX +7%. CVC +6%. PRGN +6%. ZION +6%. DRYS +6%. BK +6%. Comment!

• Wednesday, May 6, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: APAC +38%. ARM +23%. CKSW +22%. ACOR +21%. CROX +17%. AIB +17%. CTIC +16%. SUMT +17%. FIG +14%. LNC +14%. BEE +13%. ABK +11%. DAN +11%. PLT +11%. BYD +11%. HOV +9%. SRZ +9%. GNW +10%. ANR +8%. DIS +7%. CLF +7%. KFN +7%. BZH +7%. BAC +7%. HBC +6%. FITB +6%. BRCD +6%. BX +6%. DRYS +6%. HIG +5%. WFC +5%. EXM +5%. HMY +5%. ALU +5%. MGM +5%. COF +5%. AU +5%. CRXL +5%. GFI +5%. GERN +5%. Comment!

• Tuesday, May 5, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: ACAD +24%. MGM 16%. LVS +13%. XTXI +12%. AIG +11%. THC +10%. TKLC +9%. GERN +9%. EGLE +8%. ALKS +7%. FIG +6%. DRYS +6%. VRX +6%. AMLN +6%. YGE +6%. KFT +5%. CENX +5%. CTSH +5%. PCX +6%. CSIQ +5%. BZH +5%. NM +4%. EXM +4%. CDE +4%.
  Losers: BZ -21%. HOLX -20%. HLIT -15%. MYGN -14%. LM -11%. NMM -10%. PQ -10%. AXA -9%. PNX -8%. HEP -8%. ADM -7%. CHK -6%. DHI -5%. FITB -4%. RDN -5%. AKS -4%. AIB -4%. UL -4%. IRE -4%. KFN -4%. Comment!

• Monday, May 4, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: KFN +17%. COT +13%. CENX +13%. CYOU +12%. LIZ +11%. ACAS +11%. S +9%. FIG +9%. PCX +8%. EGLE +8%. ETFC +8%. MPEL +7%. YGE +6%. RCL +6%. DRYS +6%. ICO +7%. SQNM +5%. CAL +5%.
  Losers: DNDN -3%. NVAX -2%. STD -2%. Comment!