Gainers:
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is rising 0.64 percent to $674.10 following the introduction of its iPhone 5, which is thinner, lighter, bigger and with a faster processor.
Vical Inc. (VICL) is up over 14 percent to $4.30. The company announced a worldwide, non-exclusive license to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) of its patented platform DNA immunization technology and its Vaxfectin adjuvant for use in the production of antibodies.
Response Genetics, Inc (RGDX) is rising 21 percent to $1.09. GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) announced that it has acquired five million newly issued shares of the company's common stock at $1.10 per share in cash. As a result, GSK now owns 15.2% of the expanded share capital of RGI.
Nexxus Lighting, Inc. (NEXS) is up 52 percent to $0.20. An affiliate of Aston Capital, LLC has agreed to invest $6 million in the company through the purchase of convertible preferred stock.
Decliners:
CompuCredit Holdings Corp. (CCRT) is falling 32 percent to $4.15.
Trading halt:
Trading in shares of Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (CRBC) was halted. FirstMerit Corp. (FMER) agreed to acquire Citizens in a stock-for-stock transaction with a total value of approximately $912 million.
Trading in shares of Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (CRTX) was halted.
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