Movers & Shakers: segunda-feira ganha mais e o declínio das existências

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By Kate Gibson, MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Shares of the following companies made notable moves in the U.S. stock market Monday:

Oxigene Inc.’s /quotes/zigman/4149096/quotes/nls/oxgn OXGN +7.49%  shares rose 7.5% after the biotech company on Saturday reported encouraging data on a potential treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer.

Amedisys Inc.’s /quotes/zigman/58963/quotes/nls/amed AMED -7.41%   shares declined 7.4% after CRT Capital Group LLC cut its 2011 earnings estimates for the home-nursing provider.

Exelixis Inc.’s /quotes/zigman/82395/quotes/nls/exel EXEL -20.20%   shares tumbled 20% after Canaccord Genuity said data from a trial of the company’s cancer-drug candidate could complicate its regulatory strategy.

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Gen-Probe Inc.’s /quotes/zigman/88003/quotes/nls/gpro GPRO -12.66%   shares shed 13% after the Wall Street Journal reported Novartis AG /quotes/zigman/171707/quotes/nls/nvs NVS -0.96%   could opt out of making an offer for the medical-test manufacturer.

Lorillard Inc.’s /quotes/zigman/511272/quotes/nls/lo LO -7.27%  shares dropped 7.3% after Barron’s wrote that any major curbs on menthol cigarettes would hurt the tobacco firm in the short term.

Merge Healthcare Inc.’s /quotes/zigman/109871/quotes/nls/mrge MRGE -5.83%   shares shed 5.8% after the medical-imaging provider said it would acquire Ophthalmic Imaging Systems for $30.3 million in stock.

Southern Copper Corp.’s /quotes/zigman/395341/quotes/nls/scco SCCO -11.35%   U.S.-listed shares fell 11%, with the Peruvian metal producer hit after a former army rebel claimed victory in Peru’s presidential runoff. Credicorp Ltd.’s /quotes/zigman/125671/quotes/nls/bap BAP -18.81%   U.S. listed shares lapsed 19% after Raymond James Financial Inc. cut the Peruvian financial-services firm to underperform from outperform.

United Therapeutics Corp.’s /quotes/zigman/66427/quotes/nls/uthr UTHR -5.90%  shares fell 5.9% as investors offered a less-than-enthusiastic reaction to its release of study results on a potential treatment for high blood pressure.

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