Pre-Open Movers 12/16: (RRR) (ISTA) (ADBE) Higher; (STEM) (VRUS) (RIMM) Lower (more...)

Below are stocks making major moves in pre-open trading Friday:

HIGHER:
RSC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: RRR) 56% HIGHER; takeover by United Rentals (NYSE: URI)
ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: ISTA) 52% HIGHER; takeover offer
CryptoLogic Limited (Nasdaq: CRYP) 33% HIGHER; takeover offer by Amaya
Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc. (NYSE: MRT) 32% HIGHER; takeover offer
Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE: ZQK) 11% HIGHER; tops Q4 views
Charming Shoppes Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRS) 7% HIGHER; takeover specualtion
Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) 4% HIGHER; strong results
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) 4% HIGHER; Pharmasset trial issues
Netspend Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTSP) 2% HIGHER; upgraded
athenahealth, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATHN) 1% HIGHER; upgraded
Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) 1% HIGHER; upgraded

LOWER:
StemCells, Inc. (Nasdaq: STEM) 35% LOWER; stock offering
Delta Petroleum Corp. (Nasdaq: DPTR) 24% LOWER; Chapter 11
Research In Motion Limited (Nasdaq: RIMM) 11% LOWER; disappointing Q3 results, gudiance
Pharmasset (Nasdaq: VRUS) 4% LOWER; amended its QUANTUM trial
Inhibitex (Nasdaq: INHX) 37% LOWER; Pharmasset news
Idenix (Nasdaq: IDIX) 16% LOWER; Pharmasset news
Achillion (Nasdaq: ACHN) 5% LOWER; Pharmasset news
LM Ericsson Telephone Co. (Nasdaq: ERIC) 2% LOWER; downgrade
SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) 2% LOWER; downgrade
Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) 1%% LOWER; Pharmasset news

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