Halliburton and Apollo Education trade higher, Baidu skids
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq stock market:
NYSE
Halliburton Inc., up 74 cents to $42.05
The oilfield services company and rival Baker Hughes called off their planned merger, which was once valued at $34 billion.
Sysco Corp., up $2.54 to $48.61
The food distributor delivered stronger results than analysts expected in its fiscal third quarter.
GNC Holdings Inc., up $1.66 to $26.02
The nutritional supplement company said it started a strategic review and will consider a possible sale.
Helmerich & Payne Inc., down $3.07 to $63.05
The oil and gas well-drilling contractor disclosed a larger adjusted quarterly loss than analysts had expected.
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., up 28 cents to $24.54
The offshore oil and gas drilling contractor reported strong quarterly results.
Nasdaq
Baidu Inc., down $15.39 to $178.91
China's Internet regulator is investigating the search engine over its medical advertisements.
Apollo Education Group Inc., up 97 cents to $8.77
A group of investors raised their offer for the University of Phoenix parent to $10 per share, or $1.1 billion.
Brocade Communications Systems Inc., down $1.10 to $8.51
The network services company said quarterly sales will fall far short of its estimates because of weak spending on information technology.