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Alcoa, Mattress Firm, Owens-Illinois: U.S. Equity Preview
2012-04-11 08:32:58

Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures expiring in June rose 0.2 percent to 1,360.

Alcoa Inc. (AA) (AA) rose 5.8 percent to $9.86. The largest U.S. aluminum producer reported an unexpected first-quarter profit after customers from automakers to beverage-can manufacturers ordered more of the metal.

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) sank 5.9 percent to $5.89. The maker of chips used in networking gear said its fourth-quarter adjusted loss will be at least 10 cents a share, wider than the average analyst estimate for a loss of eight cents.

Mattress Firm Holding Co. (MFRM) climbed 15 percent to $43.12. The mattress retailer forecast earnings for the current fiscal year will be at least $1.40 a share, beating the average analyst estimate of $1.37.

Owens-Illinois Inc. (OI) advanced 9 percent to $24. The world’s biggest maker of glass bottles said first-quarter earnings will exceed profit in the year-ago period by more than 35 percent on good manufacturing performance and greater-than- planned production rates.

Standard Microsystems Corp. (SMSC) : The semiconductor manufacturer forecast first-quarter earnings excluding certain items will be at least 29 cents a share, topping the 27 cents projected by analysts on average.

To contact the reporter on this story: Inyoung Hwang in New York at ihwang7@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at nbaker7@bloomberg.net

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-10/alcoa-mattress-firm-owens-illinois-u-s-equity-preview.html





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