3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) rallies over 6% to $5.39 following a positive earnings release on Thursday.

Aspect Medical Systems (NASDAQ: ASPM) rallies over 55% to $11.91 on news that Covidien had agreed to buy the company for $210 million.

Green Mountain Coffee (NASDAQ: GMCR) rallied over 6% today to $75, leading gains among its coffee-vending peers.

BanColombia S.A. (NSYS: CIB) hit a year high of $42.66 on no news but amid a continuing rally in Latin American bank ADRs.

Greenhill (NYSE: GHL) hits a new yearly high of $88.28 as boutique M&A firms continue to benefit from the instability of larger rivals.  

Garrett W. McIntyre