Pre-Open Movers 8/17: (MKTX) (SPLS) (TGT) Higher; (BCSI) (DELL) (DE) Lower (more...)

Below are stocks making major moves in pre-open action Wednesday:

HIGHER:
MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX) 28% HIGHER; reports from the Wall Street Journal the company could be sold for $1.5 billion.
Eastman Kodak Co. (NYSE: EK) 15% HIGHER; Bloomberg says co could be worth 5x more in a split
Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) 9% HIGHER; beat and raise Q2
Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAB) 8.2% HIGHER; tops Q3 EPS by 5c
Chicos Fas, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) 8% HIGHER; tops Q2 views
Jamba, Inc. (NASDAQ: JMBA) 7% LOWER; tops Q2 views
Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) 6% HIGHER; strong Q2 results/outlook
TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO) 5% HIGHER; new Buy
Sunrise Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: SRZ) 4% HIGHER; positive Cramer comments
iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ: IRBT) 4% HIGHER; added to S&P SmallCap 600
Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP) 4% HIGHER; upgraded
Southern Union Company (NYSE: SUG) 2% HIGHER; Williams (NYSE: WMB) reaffirms $44/sh offer
Tennant Co. (NYSE: TNC) 2% HIGHER; added to S&P SmallCap 600.

LOWER:
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BCSI) 20% LOWER; misses Q1 views, guides below the Street
Aixtron SE (NASDAQ: AIXG) 8% LOWER; downgraded
Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) 8% LOWER; tops Q2 views, but guides lower
Skullcandy (NASDAQ: SKUL) 7% LOWER; Q2 results, guides below
Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI) 3% LOWER; misses Q3 views, guides below the Street
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: REGN) 3% LOWER; FDA Delays Eylea
Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) 2% LOWER; Q3 results
Canadian Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) 2% LOWER; misses Q2 views
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) 2% LOWER; downgraded
Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) 2% LOWER; down with Dell
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) 1% LOWER; new Sell

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