Market Currents

• Friday, October 16, 2009

• 09:51 AM Chinese state-owned oil company CNOOC (CEO -2.9%) is reportedly in talks to buy U.S. assets from StatoilHydro (STO), including stakes in deepwater exploration blocks in the GoM. 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, April 7, 2009

• 09:02 AM Premarket gainers: GGP +10%. EAT +9%. SPIL +8%. LNC +8%. GFI +4%. GTI +4%. AU +3%.
  Losers: ACGY -7%. RBS -7%. DB -6%. NOK -6%. MT -6%. IHG -6%. HBAN -5%. UBS -5%. BCS -5%. LVLT -5%. ALU -5%. ACAS -4%. FITB -4%. GNW -4%. BHP -4%. LVS -4%. GNW -4%. JAVA -4%. LOGI -4%. F -4%. CCL -4%. STO -4%. X -4%. VTR -4%. HBC -4%. ASML -4%. BP -4%. SAY -4%. Comment!

• Thursday, February 19, 2009

• 09:03 AM Premarket gainers: WFMI +18%. PCLN +15%. LYG +14%. S +13%. AAP +12%. BCS +11%. ORLY +10%. GME +9%. RTP +8%. SOL +6%. SSL +5%. ERIC +5%. AEG +5%. TLM +5%. SAL +5%. UBS +5%. AGP +5%. CVS +5%. STO +5%. Comment!

• Thursday, December 4, 2008

• 08:57 AM Premarket losers: ISIL -13%. RTP -12%. SNDK -10%. BCS -9%. GM -9%. ESLR -7%. GFI -7%. DD -6%. ADBE -6%. STM -6%. STO -6%. HOTT -5%. ERIC -5%. AAUK -5%. RDS.A -5%. BHP -5%. Comment!

• Wednesday, November 19, 2008

• 09:05 AM Premarket losers: ING -9.3%. LVS -8%. SYT -7%. BCS -6%. GM -5.5%. FSLR -5%. ALU -5%. PBR -5%. BHP -4%. ERIC -4%. RIO -4%. AZN -4%. FCX -4%. GLW -4%. STO -4%. DRYS -4%. UBS -4%. DOW -4%. ASML -4%. AAUK -4% MET -4%. HBC -4%. Comment!

• Tuesday, November 11, 2008

• 04:47 AM StatoilHydro (STO) pays Chesapeake Energy (CHK) $3.38B for a stake in U.S. shale acreage and for drilling expenses. Norway's largest oil and gas producer, Statoil is trying to boost reserves as production drops at maturing fields in the North Sea. Comment!

• Wednesday, October 29, 2008

• 07:53 AM Early premarket gainers: SI +12%. PCU +7.2%. AAUK +7%. SAP +6%. STO +5%. BHP +5%. UBS +4%. E +4%. DT +4%. TOT +4%. GOLD +4%. ING +3%. RTP +3%. AZ +3%. Comment!

• Tuesday, October 28, 2008

• 08:46 AM Early premarket gainers: AHG +41.5%. CAJ +16.5%. LPL +15%. VLO +12%. FITB +12%. YGE +10%. BP +11%. DFS +11%. BHP +11%. STO +11%. CHL +10%. LFC +10%. LDK +10%. Comment!

• Thursday, October 2, 2008

• 09:10 AM Premarket losers: MOS -21%. POT -13%. IPI -11%. CF -11%. TRA -10%. MAR -9%. AGU -9%. GE -8%. AKAM -8%. MON -7.5%. STO -6%. LVS -6%. Comment!

• Friday, August 1, 2008

• 00:10 AM Notable earnings before Friday's open: AEE, AIV, BYD, CI, CLX, CVX, EQT, FE, GM, HTV, IR, JAVA, KBR, NT, NXG, NYX, OSK, PEG, PPK, STO, TDW, TOT, WPO Comment!