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Friday’s biggest gaining and declining stocks

Created on Friday, 17 February 2012 08:58

Category: US Markets

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies were among those making notable moves in Friday’s U.S. stock market:

Advancers

First Solar Inc. (XNAS:FSLR - News)  shares jumped 9.8% on news

it had sorted out permitting trouble at a solar plant under construction near Los Angeles, clearing the way for the resumption of financing.

FreightCar America Inc. (XNAS:RAIL - News) shares gained 25% after the freight-car maker and repair group reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat market expectations.

SunPower Corp. (XNAS:SPWR - News) shares rose 22% after the provider of solar-energy technology late Thursday reported an unexpected fourth-quarter profit.

Web.com Group Inc. (XNAS:WWWW - News) shares climbed 5.5% a day after the builder of small-business websites reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat expectations.

Decliners

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. (XNAS:MDRX - News)  shares fell 7.4% a day after the provider of health-care technology services delivered a disappointing full-year profit forecast.

Gilead Sciences Inc. (XNAS:GILD - News) shares lost 15% after reporting disappointing test results related to a hepatitis C treatment.

Maxwell Technologies Inc. (XNAS:MXWL - News)  shares slipped 6.4% after Robert W. Baird & Co. downgraded the electronic-component maker to neutral from outperform. The company reported financial results late Thursday.

Qlik Technologies Inc. (XNAS:QLIK - News)  shares declined 8.2% a day after the analysis-software firm projected current-quarter revenue short of expectations.

Kate Gibson is a reporter for MarketWatch, based in New York.

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