Whirlpool, Hertz, Caterpillar Are Active Movers

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: April 26, 2010
Filed at 6:02 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE:

Whirlpool Corp., up $10.20 to $112.42

Federal rebates for green appliances drew shoppers, helping the world's largest appliance maker more than double its quarterly profit.

Hertz Global Holdings Inc., up $1.81 to $14.69

Hertz agrees to buy rival car rental company Dollar Thrifty for almost $1.2 billion in cash and stock to expand its leisure business.

Caterpillar Inc., up $2.87 to $71.65

The construction equipment maker posts strong quarterly profit and predicts worldwide growth of about 3.5 percent this year.

Office Depot Inc., up 50 cents to $8.95

A Credit Suisse analyst lifts his rating and price target on the office supply retailer, citing increased spending by businesses.

The Treasury Department plans to sell up to 1.5 billion shares of Citigroup to begin unwinding support provided during the financial crisis.


A Lazard Capital Markets analyst says a surprise deal to acquire WuXi PharmaTech for $1.6 billion could ''shock'' Charles River investors.

NASDAQ:

Alliance Resource Partners LP, up $2.09 at $49.86

Alliance Resource Partners LP credits its increased first-quarter profit and double-digit rise in revenue to higher coal prices.