NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NYSE
Pier 1 Imports Inc., down $2.40 to $15.86
The furniture retailer’s quarterly profit fell short of Wall Street expectations and it also lowered its full-year guidance.
The Kroger Co., up $2.39 to $49.66
The supermarket operator beat Wall Street’s quarterly profit expectations and boosted its earnings guidance for the year.
Rite Aid Corp., down 26 cents to $7.18
The drugstore company reported a drop in first-quarter profit on higher drug costs and reimbursement rate reductions.
KBR Inc., down $1.86 to $24.46
The engineering and construction company said it will undergo a strategic business review following a first quarter loss.
Nasdaq
BlackBerry Ltd., up 80 cents to $9.09
The smartphone company beat Wall Street’s quarterly profit expectations.
AngioDynamics Inc., up 69 cents to $16
A Canaccord Genuity analyst upgraded the medical device maker citing better cash flow and improving business.
Measurement Specialties Inc., up $8.38 to $86.38
The sensor maker is being bought by electronics company TE Connectivity for about $1.7 billion, including debt.
Insmed Inc., up $1.02 to $18.80
The Food and Drug Administration designated the company’s lung disease treatment as a breakthrough therapy.
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