Applied Materials Inc. rose 1.1 percent to $14.82 with 14,452,500 shares traded. Aruba Networks fell 26.7 percent to $12.91 with 35,494,700 shares traded. Autodesk Inc. fell 7.4 percent to $36.83 with 11,966,600 shares traded.
Aruba Networks fell 26.7 percent to $12.91. Uni-Pixel Inc. fell 20.6 percent to $29.19. First Security Group fell 10.5 percent to $5.45.
NEW YORK-- Shares of Autodesk Inc. sank Friday after the design software company posted disappointing first-quarter results and lowered its forecasts for the year. THE SPARK: Autodesk reported its results after the market closed on Thursday.
U.S. stock index futures were flat Thursday as investors digested a handful of weaker-than-expected economic data against upbeat earnings report from Cisco.
U.S. stock index futures were higher Monday, boosted by market gains overseas, lifted by optimism over the Italian elections and prospects for looser Japanese monetary policy.
*Barnes& Noble rallies on report part of it may go private. In company news, Barnes& Noble Inc Chairman Leonard Riggio is considering a bid for the company's bookstore business, the Wall Street Journal reported.
*S&P 500 coming off first weekly decline in eight. *Barnes& Noble rallies in premarket after WSJ report. NEW YORK, Feb 25- U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, suggesting the recent rally for equities remains intact in spite of concerns that the U.S.