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Upgrades and Downgrades This Morning

Upgrades

PNW – Pinnacle West upgraded to Outperform at RBC Capital Mkts

NLY –  Annaly Capital Mgmt upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Lazard

TRMB – Trimble Navigation upgraded to Buy at Canaccord Genuity

RDC – Rowan Cos upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse

KIOR – KiOR initiated with a Buy at Goldman

S – Sprint Nextel upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Macquarie

CHH – Choice Hotels upgraded to Neutral from Underperform at Credit Suisse

PNW – Pinnacle West upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital

CBS – CBS target raised to $33 from $30 at The Benchmark Company

DEO – Diageo plc upgraded to Buy from Hold at Deutsche Bank

UNP – Union Pacific upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at BMO Capital

GGP – Gen Growth Prop upgraded to Market Perform from Underperform at Keefe Bruyette

PTEN – Patterson-UTI upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells Fargo

MDRX – Allscripts-Misys Healthcare upgraded to Strong Buy from Outperform at Raymond James

Downgrades

PFCB – PF Chang’s downgraded to Sell at Argus

BHP – BHP Billiton downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Credit Suisse

F – Ford Motor removed from Conviction Buy List at Goldman

DIOD – Diodes downgraded to Neutral at Sterne Agee

TXN – Texas Instruments downgraded to Neutral at Sterne Agee

ADI – Analog Devices downgraded to Neutral at Sterne Agee

BCS – Barclays PLC downgraded to Hold from Buy at RBS

LQDT – Liquidity Services downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer

OSG – Overseas Shipholding downgraded to Sell from Hold at Deutsche Bank

PVA – Penn Virginia downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Suntrust

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Gapping Up and Down This Morning

Gapping Up

AUY +1.6%, GG +1.5%, MDRX +1.7%, SLW +1.8%,  KGC +1.7%, GNET +19.5%,EM +16.7%, JCOM +13.5%, SFSF +11.3%, HRS +8%, AMAG +7.7%, NEM +1.2%, RIO+1.2%, TRMB +6.7%, SIMG +6.4%, DGI +4.5%, SKT +4.4%, STD +4.3%, BCS +4.1%, AEM +1.4%, ABX +1.3%, CBS +1.4%, DEO +1.8%, CBOE +1.2%,TOT +1%,CS +3.2%, NVS +2.2%, SNY +1.9%, HTZ +2.8%, OKS +2.7%, UBS +2.5%, DB +2.2%, ASML +2.2%, LNC +2.2%, ING +2%, LYG +2%, XL +2%, WBMD +1.9%, VOD +2.6%, VASC +1.9%, INCY+2.2%, PEET +1.8%, VRSK +1.8%, ASML +2.2%, PODD +1.8%, PSTI +1.6%, HCC +1.6%, SM +1.5%, PTEN +4.1%,

Gapping Down

THO -7.4%, POWI -7.3%,SMSI -16.2%,  VCLK -3.4%,  OPEN -5.4%, SONS -3.6%,GLUU -1.5%, IO -11.2%, CAVM -9.9%, SAM -8.1%, HF -8%, 

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Swiss Central Bank Intervenes

They call the Franc “massively overvalued” and have taken numerous steps to weaken their currency.

At the present, it is 1% lower vs the euro.

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