$10.55
18.1%
Shares of Anixter International Inc. surged to $68.85. The stock of the Glenview-based firm rose the most since March 2000 after the distributor of communications and specialty wire and cable products reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates.
$3.36
4.3%
Boeing Co. stock climbed to $80.96. An American Technology Research analyst wrote in a note to investors that the Chicago-based planemaker should report “another solid quarter” when it announces fourth-quarter results Wednesday.
$1.10
13%
Shares of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. increased to $9.59. The stock rose the most since October 2000 a day after the Chicago-based maker of corrugated boxes said fourth-quarter profit climbed 76 percent, as containerboard and box prices rose and some costs fell.
$1
20.2%
Shares of JetBlue Airways Corp. rose to $5.94. The discount carrier reported a smaller quarterly loss than analysts estimated in a Bloomberg News survey. “We believe we are well positioned as we move into 2008,” Chief Executive David Barger said.
$4.42
15.1%
Shares of Lexmark International Inc. jumped to $33.76. The nation’s second-biggest printermaker posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates on record sales to business clients and new, more profitable products.
-$7.49
6.8%
U.S. Steel Corp. stock sank to $102.58. The steelmaker said fourth-quarter profit dropped 88 percent after maintenance in Europe and North America cut shipments, and the company faced lower prices.
