Herman Miller, Cheniere, AK Steel, Rite Aid and Marathon are big market movers
NEW YORK – Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Oracle Corp., up $4.19 to $45.35
The business software company reported better-than-expected quarterly results, including a 5 percent jump in software and cloud revenue.
Rite Aid Corp., up 72 cents to $6.78
The nation's third-largest drugstore chain reported a 47 percent jump in third-quarter profit and hiked its annual forecast.
Cheniere Energy Inc., up $5.98 to $71.46
The energy company landed a 20-year contract to supply natural gas in Portugal, thanks in part to the U.S. natural gas boom.
AK Steel Holding Corp., up 46 cents to $6.02
The steel company said that it expects shipments to jump 37 percent to 2 million tons this quarter thanks to strong auto sales.
Nasdaq
Dunkin' Brands Group Inc., down $3.17 to $43.05
With Americans still holding back on spending on top of Asia's economic woes, the doughnut maker cut its expectations for next year.
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc., up $4.81 to $38
The drugmaker's infection fighter eravacycline fared well compared with another drug treatment in late-stage clinical testing.
Herman Miller Inc., down $1.15 to $29.95
Sales are up and the furniture maker swung to a nice quarterly profit, but lackluster growth in orders caught investors off guard.
Zagg Inc., up 87 cents to $6.20
Huge sales of new iPhones have been a big boon for the cell phone accessory company, which boosted its outlook for next year.