-$2.78
7.3%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. shares dropped the most since March 17, to $35.42. The world’s largest financial-asset custodian posted second-quarter profit excluding some items that trailed analysts’ estimates.
$10.35
22%
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. stock rose the most since August 2000, to $57.17. The maker of generic drugs and the “morning-after pill” may be acquired by Israeli generic-drug company Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc., according to The Wall Street Journal and the Israeli business daily newspaper Globes. The firms had no comment.
$1.68
18%
Fannie Mae surged to $10.93 and Freddie Mac rose 22 percent, to $8.33. Improved earnings at other financial firms eased concern the mortgage companies need a government bailout.
$2.55
7.1%
Harley-Davidson Inc. climbed the most since Jan. 23, to $38.73. The biggest U.S. motorcycle-maker reported second-quarter profit that topped estimates.
$1.60
39%
MGIC Investment Corp. shares rose the most since its initial public offering in 1991, to $5.70. The largest U.S. mortgage insurer said policy sales rose 16 percent in the second quarter.
-$2.76
20%
ValueClick Inc. stock tumbled to $11.01, its biggest drop since August 2004. The Internet advertising company lowered its full-year forecast, saying it isn’t counting on the usual second-half boost in ad spending because of a slowdown in the economy.
