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The Week's Largest Market Gainers

S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10 (04 FEB -10 FEB) Ticker Weekly Price Change (%) Close Price 10Feb11 Close Price 04Feb11 Market Cap($Mil)
Big Lots Inc BIG 20.1 40.77 33.95 3076.8
NYSE Euronext NYX 15.8 37.80 32.65 9865.8
J. C. Penney Company Inc. JCP 14.0 36.00 31.59 8517.5
Whole Foods Market Inc WFMI 13.3 60.05 53.00 10414.5
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp RL 12.8 126.98 112.56 8156.1
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co GT 12.1 14.30 12.76 3473.7
JDS Uniphase Corp JDSU 11.0 25.25 22.76 5514.1
St. Jude Medical Inc. STJ 9.9 46.10 41.96 15791.1
Juniper Networks Inc JNPR 8.3 43.40 40.06 22707.0
Urban Outfitters Inc URBN 7.4 37.32 34.76 6122.1

Source: Capital IQ

Among the stocks which gained the most during last week were several retailers and the NYSE which entered into a “merger” agreement with the Deutsche Borse. NYSE (NYSE: NYX) shares rose nearly 16% over the course of the week. Among retailers, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) said it would explore alternatives to sell the company. JC Penney (NYSE: JCP) rose as raider Bill Ackman joined its board. Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI), on the other hand, jumped over 13% on better than expected earnings

Douglas A. McIntyre

 

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