LDSH jumps on buyout news, F decorated, RINO stumbles on suit

Posted on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Ladish Co. Inc. (NasdaqGS: LDSH) increased 55.44 percent in price Wednesday to $45.59. Volume was 3,969,419 shares, easily trumping its daily average of 86,967. Wednesday,  Allegheny Technologies, a maker of specialty metals including titanium alloys, said it would pay $778 million in cash and stock to acquire Ladish of Cudahy, Wisconsin, which makes forged and cast parts for jet engines and other industrial applications.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) was a volume leader early Wednesday, dealing in 44,842,506 shares, compared to its three-month daily average of 76,199,500. The carmaker saw its stock price inch ahead 1.88 percent to $16.82. Ford said its 2011 Taurus, Super Duty and Mustang GT have earned Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com Best Resale Value Awards in the full-size car, full-size pickup and high-performance car categories, respectively

RINO International Company (NasdaqGS: RINO) fell in price in early trading Wednesday by 16.78 percent to $5.95. Volume was 3,421,180 shares, more than triple its three-month daily average. On Wednesday, RINO revealed it was the target of a lawsuit on behalf of investors who purchased the common stock of RINO International Corporation from March 31, 2009 to November 11, 2010.

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