Gainers:
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT: Quote) is up 2 percent to $97.43. The company’s fourth quarter profit declined from the previous year period and was below Wall Street view. Sales and revenues were also below the consensus estimate. The company also forecast first quarter 2013 sales and revenues to decline from the year-ago period.
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (KERX: Quote) is jumping 40 percent to $4.80 based on the news that Zerenex met primary and all key secondary endpoints in Phase 3 long-term study as a treatment for hyperphosphatemia in end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis.
Transocean Ltd. (RIG: Quote) is rising 3 percent to $58.39 based on the disclosure that activist investor Carl Icahn and certain of his affiliates hold a minority stake in the company. Transocean disclosed that Icahn is seeking to acquire additional stake that could make him the largest shareholder.
Facebook Inc. (FB: Quote) is up over 1 percent to $31.94.
salesforce.com, inc (CRM: Quote) is up over 2 percent to $178.20. The company disclosed that it is pursuing a forward stock split.
Decliners:
Boeing Co. (BA: Quote) is down 0.57 percent to $74.60.
Repros Therapeutics Inc. (RPRX: Quote) is down more than 7 percent to $17.20. The company announced a delay in expected clinical results from the first pivotal study, ZA-301, of Androxal in the treatment of secondary hypogonadism. The company now plans to provide the data in the third quarter of 2013 instead of second quarter.
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