Saia REPORTS 3.3% Weight Increase and 4 Stocks Soaring to 52-Week Highs
Saia, Inc. reports that there was a 3.3 percent increase in weight per shipment. Less than truckload yield was up 7.1 percent because of the favorable impact of pricing actions. Shares closed up 19.73 percent on the day at $22.51, and have traded in a 52-week range of $9.27 to $23.17.
SCBT Financial Corporation posts second quarter earnings per share of 63 cents, compared to a consensus of 49 cents. Shares closed up 3.06 percent on the day at $37.05, having traded in a 52-week range of $24.02 to $36.16.
Sanofi-Aventis Sa : The United States Supreme Court might take up the issue of pharmaceutical firms paying rivals to postpone selling generic drugs, after a Federal judge ruled earlier in July that they can not, according to a Thursday New York Times report. Share closed up 3.42 percent on the day at $40.48, and have traded in a 52-week range of $30.98 to $39.44.
Southern Company : Unit 1 of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant was without incident taken offline at 3:03 a.m. Central Time, following plant processes and procedures, during which time employees safely conducted post-maintenance testing on a diesel generator. Plant Farley employees found that the diesel generator did not perform as expected during routine maintenance activities on July 20th.While checking out the matter, workers discovered that an engine cooling valve did not function properly, but have since finished the diesel generator repairs and are currently in the process of post-maintenance testing. Shares closed up 0.71 percent on the day at $48.42, having been traded in a 52-week range of $35.73 to $48.45.
U.S. Bancorp : The market for securities lending, which is worth approximately $800 billion, could become more transparent when Fidelity Investments initiates a pricing service designed towards that effect, say sources to the Wall Street Journal. This move is intended to go up against competitor Wall Street companies. Shares closed up 0.98 percent on the day at $33.92, and have been traded in a 52-week range of $20.10 to $33.99.
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