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Asset sales and earnings reports were some of the catalysts behind the most actively traded stocks on Tuesday.
Shares of MGM Mirage [MGM
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Bear Stearns upgraded MGM shares to "outperform" from "peer perform" and said the pending deal could "unlock significant value" and may lead to a multi-stage takeout of MGM. "It significantly improves MGM's balance sheet and allows MGM to more rapidly develop in Las Vegas," said analyst Joseph Greff. "In short, what could be left is a smaller, more nimble, higher-growth MGM."
Shares of other gaming companies such as Wynn Resorts [WYNN
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Intel [INTC
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] and a private equity firm. Intel forged a similar agreement for its NAND flash business with Micron in 2005. News of the deal boosted shares of Spansion [SPSN
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Fremont General [FMT
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Shares of small drugmaker Advancis Pharmaceutical [AVNC
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Halfway through Tuesday's session, trading volume in Advancis shares was more than 80 times the stock's daily average over the last three months. Shares were up 22%, pulling back from earlier gains of as much as 47%.
Among downside movers, office supplies retailer Staples [SPLS
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