Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows of the Day 10/15: (ABT) (CYCC) (AMT) High; (ADT) (ATML) Low

This report is an intraday check of some of the more notable stocks that have hit a 52-week high or low so far today.

52-Week High:

• Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) high of $71.99. Getting a boost from an update on its phase 2b study of its interferon-free, investigational regimen for the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV). Initial results show sustained virological response at 12 weeks post treatment (SVR12) in 99 percent of treatment-naive (n=77) and 93 percent of null responders (n=41) for genotype 1 (GT1) HCV patients taking a combination of ABT-450/r, ABT-267, ABT-333 and ribavirin for 12 weeks, based on an observed data analysis.
  
  Shares moved up about 4 percent to the new mark.
  
  
• Cyclacel Pharma (Nasdaq: CYCC) high of $7.93. Cyclacel Pharma updated on an ongoing, multicenter, Phase 2 randomized trial of oral sapacitabine capsules, the Company's lead product candidate, in older patients with intermediate-2 or high-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) after treatment failure of front-line hypomethylating agents, such as azacitidine (Vidaza) and/or decitabine (Dacogen).
  
  Survival rate numbers were robust. For more color, click here.
  
  
• American Tower (NYSE: AMT) high of $75.66. Moving higher chatter that Sprint (NYSE: S) might make a move to acquire more of Clearwire (Nasdaq: CLWR). Shares rose nearly 5 percent to the new mark Monday.
  
  
• Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Ltd. (AMEX: LPH) high of $1.96. Earlier, Longwei announced that it has commenced operations at its Huajie fuel storage depot in northern Shanxi Province. Shares popped over 11 percent to the new high today.

52-Week Low:

• ADT (NYSE: ADT) low of $35.38. ADT slightly lower Monday. Earlier, Morgan Stanley started coverage on the company at Neutral, with a price target of $40. The target was just a 9.7 percent premium from last Friday's close at $36.48.
  
  
• Atmel (Nasdaq: ATML) low of $4.69. Atmel lower on continued downside momentum today. Over the last 17 sessions, Atmel closed lower for all but three.

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