Pre Market Trading

Gapping up in reaction to strong earnings/guidance: AMCS +12.7%, CAAS +11.5%, HOGS +10.6%, COMS +6.5%, LFC +5.0%, WH +2.2%... Select mining stocks showing strength with higher metals/spot prices: GOLD +5.7%, SLW +5.0%, SLV +4.1%, AUY +3.8%, DROOY +3.2%, KGC +3.0%, GG +2.9%, CDE +2.8%, AAUK +2.5%, GLD +2.4%, GFI +2.3%, AEM +2.1%, SSRI +2.1%, PAAS +1.7%, AU +1.2%, NEM +1.0%... Select European financial names trading higher following strength overseas: BCS +2.7%, ING +2.7%, HBC +1.7%, UBS +1.3%... Other news: TMA +7.9% (amended Bylaws to permit an investor to acquire in the offering shares of stock with a value of up to $300 mln), HOKU +7.6% (enters into new contract with Hawaii's Heineken, Coors and Miller beer distributor), IBN +6.9% (still checking), SIRI +4.8% and XMSR +3.0% (showing continued strength following yesterday's DoJ announcement), CHK +1.8% (announces Haynesville shale discovery and seven other new unconventional discoveries and projects), AKS +1.6% (approves long-term agreement for Coke and Electrical Power)... Analyst upgrades: THQI +19.4% (upgraded to Buy at Citigroup), HTZ +3.5% (hearing added to Conviction Buy List at tier 1 firm), PHM +3.4% (upgraded to Outperform at JMP), YHOO +3.2% (upgraded to Buy at Citigroup; Oppenheimer believes MSFT will ultimately raise its bid on YHOO), PAL +2.0% (upgraded to Neutral at HSBC), QCOM +1.7% (upgraded to Buy at Merrill), WBD +1.6% (upgraded to Buy at Citigroup), CSIQ +1.1% (upgraded to Buy from Hold at Lazard), NFX +1.1% (initiated with Buy at Broadpoint).