Stocks Touched New Highs: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Northstar Realty Finance Corp. (NYSE:NRF), AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)

Once the world’s largest smartphone maker with a market share topping 50 per cent, Nokia dropped outside the top five with about 3 percent share as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhone and phones running Google Inc’s Android software gained dominance. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 3.87% in last session and finished the day at $594.09….

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Tech Losers: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA), Yingli Green Energy (NYSE:YGE), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)

Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) is on a roll with this year. Reportedly, Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) has made its biggest share offering till date in this year. The volume of the shares has been continuously increasing on a yearly basis for Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG). Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock performance was -10.65% in last…

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Industrial Sector Top 4 Laggards: Masco (NYSE:MAS), China Ming Yang Wind Power (NYSE:MY), Clean Diesel (NASDAQ:CDTI), ZBB Energy (NYSEMKT:ZBB)

The stock of Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) was one of the biggest decliners on the NYSE. The company missed expectations for earnings in the first quarter. Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) reported earnings of 15 cents a share, which missed analysts’ estimates of 17 cents a share by 2 cents. Masco Corporation (NYSE:MAS) stock performance was -7.44% in…

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Healthcare Losers: Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK), Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC), Organovo Holdings Inc (NYSEMKT:ONVO)

Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTK) announced disappointing top-line results from its BENEFIT-ALS midstage study involving tirasemtiv. Tirasemtiv did not meet its primary efficacy endpoint of delivering a mean change from baseline in the ALS functional rating scale. Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTK) stock performance was -64.67% in last session and finished the day at $4.59. Traded volume was 17.26million…

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Healthcare winners: HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Community Health Systems (NYSE:CYH), Universal Health Services (NYSE:UHS), Uniqure NV (NASDAQ:QURE)

Given the lack of management expertise and synergies, Wesfarmers could struggle to justify offering more for Healthscope than other mooted bidders, which include US healthcare company HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA), Chinese conglomerate Fosun Pharma and Malaysia’s IHH. HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) stock performance was 5.76% in last session and finished the day at $53.44. Traded…

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Top Winners of BAsic Material: Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI), Platinum Group Metals (NYSEMKT:PLG), Harmony Gold (NYSE:HMY), Eagle Rock Energy (NASDAQ:EROC)

Shares of Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the company, Analyst Ratings Net reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. Gold…

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