Stocks continued to soar, lifted by the successful launch of General Motors stock, as well as a batch of positive economic reports.
General Motorspriced its stock offering at $33 per share last night, but it opened more than 7 percent higher. The listing could net GM $23 billion and will reduce the government's stake in the company to below 40 percent from 60 percent.
So which individual stocks are worth watching today? Here are six that are on the move:
Deere & Company
The commercial vehicle company's price target increased to $90 from $75 at Jefferies. The rating was a buy.
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
The restaurant chain was downgraded to market perform from outperform at Raymond James.
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Qualcomm Inc
The telecommunications equipment company was upgraded to outperform from neutral at Credit Suisse. The firm also increased the price target to $60 from $50 per share.
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Abbott Labs
The pharmaceutical company was downgraded to market perform from outperform at Bernstein. The firm also cut the price target to $52 from $62 per share.
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The clothing company was upgraded to buy from neutral at Ladenburg Thalmann with the shares surging Thursday, up 9 percent.
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Motorola Inc
Another telecommunications equipment company was initiated buy at Stifel Nicolaus. The shares were up about 2 percent.
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