Halliburton, Yahoo, THQ are market movers

[April 19, 2012]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:

NYSE

Halliburton Co., up $1.51 at $34.17

The oil services company's first-quarter profit rose as the oil industry aggressively searched for new oil fields in North America.

United Rentals Inc., up $4.84 at $45.75

The heavy-equipment-rental company reported a first-quarter profit that easily topped what Wall Street analysts were expecting.

Polaris Industries Inc., up $7.37 at $80.50

Thanks to strong sales of its off-road vehicles and motorcycles, the company said its first-quarter profit jumped 27 percent.

Nasdaq

Yahoo Inc., up 48 cents at $15.49

The Internet company said that is first-quarter net income rose 28 percent under its new chief executive officer Scott Thompson.

Illumina Inc., up 51 cents at $44.51

Swiss drugmaker Roche said it will end its offer to buy the U.S. diagnostics firm. The deal was worth about $6.5 billion.

Catalyst Health Solutions Inc., up $21.69 at $85.23

SXC Health Solutions Corp. plans to buy the fellow pharmacy benefits manager in a deal the companies said was worth $4.4 billion.

Knology Inc., up $1.35 at $19.40

Wow Internet, Cable & Phone is buying the cable and Internet provider for $750.5 million, partly to broaden its geographic reach.

THQ Inc., up 12 cents at 57 cents

The video game maker said that it expects its fourth-quarter adjusted loss and revenue will be above Wall Street's expectations.

[Associated Press]

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