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The Weeks Stock Market Winners: Eli Lilly, Goodyear, General Mills, and More
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The number of stocks that made substantial gains for the week was limited. The great exception to that rule was Petrohawk Energy Corporation Co (NYSE: HK) which jumped 62.5% on Friday after a buyout bid from BHP Billiton Ltd (NYSE: BHP). Another stock that jumped on the last day of the week was Clorox Corp (NYSE: CLX) which received a takeover offer from Carl Icahn.
Two food companies showed modest gains: General Mills Inc. (NYSE: GIS) and YUM! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM). And, two retailer moved higher, but with little conviction: Kohl’s Corp (NYSE: KSS) and Safeway Inc (NYSE: SWI)
| S&P 500 WEEK TOP 10
(08 JUL – 14 JUL) |
Ticker | Weekly Price Change (%) | Close Price 14Jul11 | Close Price 8Jul11 | Market Cap ($Mil) |
| Newmont Mining Corp | NEM |
3.6 |
56.75 |
54.76 |
27993.0 |
| Eli Lilly and Co | LLY |
1.9 |
38.41 |
37.71 |
44466.0 |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co | GT |
1.6 |
17.50 |
17.23 |
4272.5 |
| General Mills Inc. | GIS |
1.5 |
37.36 |
36.81 |
23850.8 |
| Kohl’s Corp | KSS |
1.4 |
55.97 |
55.18 |
15732.6 |
| Safeway Inc | SWY |
1.4 |
23.79 |
23.46 |
8424.0 |
| YUM! Brands Inc. | YUM |
1.4 |
56.37 |
55.61 |
26244.0 |
| CONSOL Energy Inc. | CNX |
1.3 |
50.89 |
50.25 |
11533.6 |
| Scripps Networks Interactive Inc | SNI |
0.7 |
47.70 |
47.39 |
6380.1 |
| First Horizon National Corp | FHN |
0.6 |
9.48 |
9.42 |
2496.4 |
| Source: Capital IQ |
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